Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 755 | 908 | 497 | 257 | 322 | 458 | 1055 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.32m | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 474 | 40 | 5 | 497 | 257 | 232 | 216 | 1055 | 1055 | 1042 | 904 | 848 | 441 | 430 | 353 | 245 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 16 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 118 | — | 154 | 226 | 322 | 458 | 181 | 123 | 86 | 75 | 57 | 118 | 99 | 40 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 60 | 51 | 5 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 373 | 755 | 908 | 105 | 200 | 199 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 35 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 131 | 177 | 182 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 13 | 0 |
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