Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 283 | 258 | 229 | 298 | 943 | 1014 | 850 | 767 | 826 | 1729 | 3205 | 2601 | 2142 | 1925 | 1645 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | 4:33AM2.12m | 5:14PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | 10:16PM1.34m | 10:41AM1.32m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 248 | 283 | 258 | 201 | 226 | 226 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 223 | 12 | — | 2166 | 9 | 9 | 1645 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 245 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | 5 | 80 | 254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 115 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 298 | 943 | 1014 | 850 | 767 | 826 | 1729 | 3205 | 2601 | 2142 | 1925 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 156 | 157 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 275 | 104 | 133 | 273 | 206 | 39 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kai-Iwi surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest