Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 475 | 561 | 994 | 568 | 460 | 268 | 154 | 307 | 150 | 153 | 56 | 51 | 100 | 92 | 88 | 60 | 57 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:36AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | W 10 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 655 | 475 | 561 | 664 | 568 | 460 | 268 | 154 | 92 | 150 | 49 | 56 | 29 | 100 | 92 | 88 | 60 | 57 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 386 | 371 | 258 | 251 | 196 | 116 | 107 | 71 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 4 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | WNW 9 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 310 | 450 | 11 | 994 | — | 83 | 262 | 372 | 307 | 119 | 153 | 44 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 118 | 112 | 91 | 0 |
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