Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 130 | 134 | 401 | 452 | 335 | 460 | 588 | 745 | 1800 | 2864 | 2194 | 1495 | 1108 | 969 | 1370 | 1405 | 1280 | 1130 | 1093 | 1220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.66m | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | 10:43PM2.85m | 11:06AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | 4:58AM0.54m | 5:15PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 1495 | 1108 | 969 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 72 | 86 | 73 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 4 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 130 | 134 | 401 | 452 | 335 | 460 | 588 | 745 | 1800 | 2864 | 2194 | — | — | — | 1370 | 1405 | 1280 | 1130 | 1093 | 1220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 150 | 157 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 157 | 176 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 61 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 133 |
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