Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 127 | 125 | 160 | 220 | 384 | 524 | 663 | 734 | 416 | 470 | 603 | 175 | 264 | 340 | 143 | 164 | 168 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | 10:39PM2.80m | 11:01AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 122 | 127 | 125 | 160 | 220 | 384 | 524 | 663 | 734 | 416 | 470 | 11 | 175 | 58 | 17 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 22 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 87 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 47 | 93 | 603 | 69 | 264 | 340 | 143 | 164 | 168 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 160 | 150 | 122 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 118 |
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