Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1596 | 1310 | 1168 | 1332 | 1958 | 1979 | 1708 | 1473 | 1395 | 1192 | 916 | 728 | 538 | 378 | 303 | 271 | 254 | 303 | 389 | 588 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.75m | 00:57AM2.76m | 1:22PM2.68m | 1:39AM2.65m | 2:07PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.67m | 6:56PM0.76m | 7:19AM0.76m | 7:39PM0.88m | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 279 | 186 | 248 | 324 | 314 | 260 | 199 | 153 | 115 | 121 | 119 | 195 | 130 | 125 | 85 | 82 | 50 | 48 | 27 | 368 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 147 | — | 119 | — | — | — | 15 | 100 | 103 | 50 | 50 | 99 | 115 | 116 | 89 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 21 | 26 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 52 | 55 | 87 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1596 | 1310 | 1168 | 1332 | 1958 | 1979 | 1708 | 1473 | 1395 | 1192 | 916 | 728 | 538 | 378 | 303 | 271 | 254 | 303 | 389 | 588 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 104 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 160 | 155 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 150 | 13 | 13 |
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