Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 139 | 131 | 124 | 119 | 127 | 125 | 168 | 220 | 340 | 459 | 669 | 564 | 705 | 410 | 463 | 300 | 82 | 293 | 96 | 162 | 187 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM2.56m | 10:06PM2.71m | 10:27AM2.66m | 10:39PM2.80m | 11:01AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | 4:19AM0.78m | 4:34PM0.71m | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 183 | 139 | 131 | 124 | 119 | 127 | 125 | 168 | 220 | 340 | 459 | 669 | 564 | 705 | 410 | 17 | 10 | 82 | 27 | 80 | 33 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 22 | WSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 67 | 97 | 80 | 15 | 76 | 70 | 98 | 87 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 99 | 43 | 17 | 78 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 45 | 26 | 60 | 463 | 300 | 52 | 293 | 96 | 162 | 187 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 140 | 118 | 150 |
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