Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 664 | 710 | 1004 | 2038 | 3318 | 2495 | 1775 | 1348 | 1124 | 1680 | 1876 | 1834 | 1616 | 1364 | 1114 | 923 | 644 | 438 | 385 | 311 | 220 | 248 | 229 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.76m | 11:43PM2.85m | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.58m | 5:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 1775 | 1348 | 1124 | 56 | 57 | 40 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 52 | 55 | 438 | 385 | 311 | 220 | 181 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SW 20 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 66 | 71 | 4 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | 15 | 66 | 57 | 160 | 144 | 208 | 248 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 17 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | 100 | 52 | 104 | 200 | 160 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 664 | 710 | 1004 | 2038 | 3318 | 2495 | — | — | — | 1680 | 1876 | 1834 | 1616 | 1364 | 1114 | 923 | 644 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 177 | 188 | 176 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 131 | 104 | 104 | 133 | 178 | 156 | 11 | 0 |
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