Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 422 | 205 | 240 | 262 | 263 | 357 | 568 | 767 | 902 | 781 | 1457 | 1257 | 1397 | 1788 | 2047 | 2419 | 2723 | 2849 | 2835 | 2503 | 1716 | 2403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:01AM2.73m | 11:13PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.77m | 11:46PM2.86m | 12:08PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.69m | 5:07PM0.65m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:41PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:18PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WSW 13 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 38 | 95 | 89 | 51 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 66 | 65 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 48 | 123 | 309 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | S 11 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | 3 | 9 | — | 101 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 388 | 422 | 205 | 240 | 262 | 263 | 357 | 568 | 767 | 902 | 781 | 1457 | 1257 | 1397 | 1788 | 2047 | 2419 | 2723 | 2849 | 2835 | 2503 | 1716 | 2403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 122 | 122 | 157 | 156 | 150 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 177 | 182 | 132 | 131 | 150 | 155 | 179 | 185 | 182 |
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