Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1457 | 3496 | 2352 | 1781 | 1587 | 1485 | 908 | 1982 | 1652 | 1503 | 627 | 557 | 893 | 1060 | 1060 | 805 | 501 | 512 | 243 | 348 | 457 | 367 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | 5:52AM2.12m | 6:32PM2.22m | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM1.32m | 11:38PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.30m | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 2352 | 1781 | 1587 | 1485 | 908 | 1982 | 1652 | 1503 | 447 | 362 | 245 | 183 | 148 | 103 | 100 | 340 | 97 | 50 | 341 | 367 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | W 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 87 | 39 | 70 | 18 | 332 | 547 | 461 | 284 | 171 | 86 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 99 | 22 | 17 | 49 | 339 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 11 | — | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | — | SW 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 31 | 9 | — | 409 | 362 | 342 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 12 | 5 | — | 49 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1457 | 3496 | — | — | — | 143 | — | — | — | 1 | 627 | 557 | 893 | 1060 | 1060 | 805 | 501 | 512 | 243 | 348 | 457 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 274 | 182 | 104 | 273 | 283 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 178 | 133 | 23 | 0 |
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