Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1957 | 1785 | 1202 | 1168 | 1129 | 1066 | 826 | 641 | 595 | 1264 | 1811 | 1382 | 929 | 631 | 442 | 349 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.89m | 10:55AM2.81m | 11:12PM2.88m | 11:32AM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.56m | 5:04PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.57m | 5:42PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 370 | 1032 | 288 | 1168 | 1129 | 1066 | 826 | 641 | 595 | 290 | 209 | 395 | 929 | 631 | 442 | 349 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 243 | 20 | 278 | 271 | 284 | 343 | 441 | 286 | 230 | 137 | 146 | 400 | 360 | 288 | 274 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 20 | 47 | 8 | 107 | 225 | 268 | — | — | 121 | 103 | 101 | 71 | 69 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1957 | 1785 | 1202 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 541 | 1264 | 1811 | 1382 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 104 | 104 | 61 | 23 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 160 | 156 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 7 | 0 |
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