Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 116 | 127 | 147 | 382 | 788 | 196 | 58 | 137 | 245 | 142 | 149 | 66 | 170 | 196 | 176 | 130 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.38m | 6:06PM2.39m | 6:36AM2.39m | 7:29PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:31PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM1.15m | 00:24AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.11m | 1:45AM1.07m | 2:14PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 220 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 107 | 107 | 116 | 127 | 147 | 382 | 320 | 196 | 58 | 136 | 119 | 74 | 65 | 33 | 124 | 121 | 112 | 130 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 72 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 86 | 17 | 90 | 55 | 38 | 20 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 82 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 16 | 788 | — | — | 137 | 245 | 142 | 149 | 66 | 170 | 196 | 176 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 13 | 0 |
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