Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 52 | 115 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 74 | 62 | 121 | 193 | 255 | 254 | 247 | 277 | 181 | 123 | 140 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 52 | 115 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 13 | 74 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 9 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 121 | 193 | 255 | 254 | 247 | 277 | 181 | 123 | 140 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 13 |
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