Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 21 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 127 | 278 | 384 | 540 | 643 | 630 | 604 | 1213 | 1556 | 1817 | 1202 | 890 | 773 | 1044 | 983 | 855 | 603 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53PM2.86m | 10:16AM2.78m | 10:34PM2.89m | 10:55AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.67m | 4:06AM0.62m | 4:25PM0.59m | 4:47AM0.56m | 5:04PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 59 | 44 | 203 | 139 | 195 | 290 | 380 | 1213 | 4 | 304 | 434 | 288 | 773 | 1044 | 983 | 855 | 603 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 7 | S 17 | S 6 | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 127 | 122 | 132 | 156 | 75 | 630 | 604 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 243 | 20 | 274 | 271 | 274 | 390 | 447 | 452 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 15 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 91 | 108 | 151 | 384 | 540 | 643 | 43 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 48 | 80 | 74 | 146 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 4 | S 7 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 7 | 278 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 249 | 1556 | 1817 | 1202 | 890 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 150 | 157 | 155 | 104 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 131 | 13 | 159 |
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