Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 1014 | 1014 | 871 | 1338 | 2703 | 2091 | 1816 | 1459 | 1372 | 842 | 1982 | 1853 | 1616 | 783 | 573 | 984 | 1137 | 1035 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.21m | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | 5:52AM2.12m | 6:32PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM1.34m | 10:41AM1.32m | 11:38PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 232 | 229 | 19 | 223 | 15 | — | 2091 | 1816 | 1459 | 1372 | 842 | 1982 | 1853 | 1616 | 447 | 362 | 245 | 183 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | — | 18 | — | — | 65 | 14 | 82 | 86 | 269 | 475 | 468 | 289 | 171 | 86 | 55 | 35 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 409 | 367 | 342 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1121 | 1014 | 1014 | 871 | 1338 | 2703 | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | 4 | 783 | 573 | 984 | 1137 | 1035 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 175 | 267 | 182 | 13 | 273 | 193 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 155 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 157 |
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