Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3318 | 2160 | 1396 | 1108 | 1103 | 1569 | 1684 | 1692 | 1616 | 1521 | 1432 | 1128 | 816 | 547 | 412 | 341 | 245 | 183 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.85m | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 2160 | 1396 | 1108 | 1103 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 54 | 547 | 412 | 341 | 245 | 173 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | SW 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 16 | S 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 93 | 105 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | 18 | 102 | 85 | 162 | 109 | 211 | 183 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 14 | S 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 100 | 78 | 107 | 122 | 162 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3318 | — | — | — | — | 1569 | 1684 | 1692 | 1616 | 1521 | 1432 | 1128 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 133 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 131 | 104 | 61 | 104 | 199 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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