Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1830 | 1979 | 1708 | 1352 | 1279 | 1163 | 916 | 632 | 521 | 347 | 262 | 225 | 152 | 168 | 193 | 205 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.76m | 1:22PM2.68m | 1:39AM2.65m | 2:07PM2.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.76m | 7:19AM0.76m | 7:39PM0.88m | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 314 | 260 | 199 | 153 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 195 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 152 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 49 | 100 | 113 | 116 | 113 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 52 | 55 | 87 | — | 33 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 54 | — | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1830 | 1979 | 1708 | 1352 | 1279 | 1163 | 916 | 632 | 521 | 347 | 262 | 225 | 8 | 168 | 193 | 205 | 316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 160 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 177 | 160 | 155 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 |
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