Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 255 | 251 | 196 | 193 | 186 | 148 | 146 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 84 | 87 | 156 | 312 | 429 | 367 | 262 | 186 | 165 | 144 | 190 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.75m | 00:22AM2.72m | 12:41PM2.67m | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.62m | 6:18PM0.72m | 6:39AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 133 | 111 | 105 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 100 | 103 | 79 | 60 | 48 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 106 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 255 | 251 | 196 | 193 | 186 | 148 | 146 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 84 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 91 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 8 | 87 | 156 | 312 | 429 | 367 | 262 | 186 | 165 | 144 | 190 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 150 | 13 | 13 |
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