Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 15 | S 7 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1350 | 1224 | 881 | 769 | 516 | 478 | 348 | 176 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 80 | 165 | 338 | 2323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.75m | 00:55AM2.77m | 1:16PM2.65m | 1:32AM2.63m | 1:54PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.73m | 7:28PM0.84m | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:10PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 487 | 1007 | 455 | 393 | 353 | 353 | 348 | 176 | 144 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 88 | 195 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 116 | 455 | 223 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 36 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | S 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 | 110 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 100 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 45 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1350 | 1224 | 881 | 769 | 516 | 478 | 269 | 161 | 100 | 62 | 40 | 13 | — | 5 | 13 | 80 | 165 | 338 | 2323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 112 | 91 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 91 | 91 | 196 | 39 | 112 |
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