Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 121 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 69 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 96 | 116 | 230 | 185 | 173 | 137 | 107 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:52AM2.54m | 3:25PM2.44m | 3:50AM2.44m | 4:33PM2.38m | 5:06AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM1.00m | 9:47PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.09m | 10:56PM1.20m | 11:30AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 166 | 121 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 96 | 69 | 79 | 40 | 116 | 230 | 185 | 173 | 137 | 107 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 89 | 84 | 96 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | WSW 3 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 76 | 72 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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