Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 21 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 121 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 127 | 232 | 220 | 153 | 144 | 127 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:18PM2.64m | 8:43AM2.59m | 9:08PM2.77m | 9:32AM2.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.88m | 2:57PM0.80m | 3:23AM0.72m | 3:43PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 95 | 78 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 121 | 119 | 123 | 95 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 68 | 88 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 49 | 70 | 27 | 127 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45 | 108 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 37 | 127 | 232 | 220 | 153 | 144 | 102 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 118 | 61 |
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