Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 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) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 227 | 385 | 704 | 1535 | 2404 | 3250 | 2893 | 2448 | 2329 | 2263 | 1794 | 1241 | 1087 | 796 | 728 | 710 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.19m | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:17PM2.26m | 7:40AM2.24m | 8:09PM2.37m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM1.35m | 12:55PM1.28m | 1:38AM1.27m | 1:58PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 1107 | 1241 | 1087 | 796 | 553 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 93 | 121 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 172 | 227 | 385 | 704 | 1535 | 2404 | 3250 | 2893 | 2448 | 2329 | 2263 | 1794 | 930 | 669 | 671 | 728 | 710 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 157 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 179 | 179 | 191 | 179 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 160 |
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