Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 198 | 220 | 199 | 261 | 131 | 212 | 375 | 839 | 1225 | 1448 | 1677 | 1535 | 1306 | 1402 | 1391 | 1183 | 2407 | 2407 | 2185 | 2005 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM2.57m | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.02m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 179 | 131 | 107 | 109 | 129 | 104 | 127 | 102 | 2 | 110 | 122 | 158 | 248 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 7 | SW 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 53 | 52 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 178 | — | 4 | 4 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | — | 20 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 233 | 198 | 220 | 199 | 261 | 7 | 212 | 375 | 839 | 1225 | 1448 | 1677 | 1535 | 1306 | 1402 | 1391 | 1183 | 2407 | 2407 | 2185 | 2005 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 156 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 177 | 177 | 191 | 191 | 225 | 274 | 160 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 13 |
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