Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 494 | 277 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 210 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 73 | 62 | 74 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.41m | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 11 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 166 | 277 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 89 | 39 | 102 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 37 | 73 | 61 | 56 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 5 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | WSW 9 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 169 | 54 | 192 | 128 | 25 | 127 | 103 | 102 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 64 | 31 | 62 | 121 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 267 | 494 | 36 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 210 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 74 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 |
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