Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 271 | 226 | 153 | 138 | 95 | 64 | 44 | 59 | 198 | 107 | 262 | 293 | 341 | 718 | 528 | 602 | 512 | 348 | 251 | 293 | 293 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 64 | 39 | 31 | 198 | 107 | 262 | 293 | 341 | 405 | 340 | 602 | 512 | 348 | 250 | 293 | 293 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 59 | 27 | 59 | 85 | 106 | 125 | 186 | 178 | 49 | 179 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 245 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | — | W 18 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SW 17 | W 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 16 | S 7 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 75 | 144 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | ESE 2 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 367 | 271 | 226 | 153 | 138 | 95 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 718 | 528 | — | — | 1 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 118 | 158 | 13 | 0 |
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