Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | S 15 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 434 | 446 | 429 | 329 | 329 | 294 | 232 | 194 | 209 | 270 | 270 | 211 | 138 | 106 | 98 | 119 | 113 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.49m | 9:15AM2.45m | 9:30PM2.61m | 9:52AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM1.05m | 3:08AM1.02m | 3:25PM0.92m | 3:44AM0.89m | 4:00PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 146 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 138 | 136 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 138 | 106 | 98 | 119 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 67 | 15 | 31 | 24 | 113 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 57 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 79 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | E 2 | E 3 | SE 2 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 361 | 434 | 446 | 429 | 329 | 329 | 294 | 232 | 194 | 209 | 270 | 270 | 211 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 156 | 177 | 179 | 191 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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