Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 15 | W 8 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 8 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1220 | 1108 | 812 | 645 | 470 | 384 | 290 | 230 | 213 | 202 | 156 | 140 | 136 | 132 | 130 | 148 | 119 | 181 | 303 | 419 | 535 | 549 | 594 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 55 | 57 | 645 | 470 | 384 | 290 | 230 | 213 | 202 | 156 | 82 | 136 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 42 | 66 | 119 | 148 | 136 | 174 | 170 | 212 | 150 | 144 | 140 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 46 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 41 | 90 | 119 | 121 | 133 | 160 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 102 | — | 21 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1220 | 1108 | 812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 95 | 100 | 148 | 89 | 181 | 303 | 419 | 535 | 549 | 594 | 478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 132 | 104 | 131 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 158 | 157 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 13 |
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