Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 51 | 74 | 100 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 40 | 47 | 90 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | 8:43AM2.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.97m | 2:34AM0.88m | 2:57PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 33 | 74 | 100 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 44 | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 40 | 47 | 90 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 120 | 104 | 7 | 11 | 104 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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