Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1057 | 1328 | 2052 | 2214 | 1744 | 1224 | 1005 | 751 | 569 | 594 | 424 | 239 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 80 | 245 | 205 | 230 | 954 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.75m | 00:55AM2.77m | 1:16PM2.65m | 1:32AM2.63m | 1:54PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.64m | 6:48PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.73m | 7:28PM0.84m | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:10PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 381 | 330 | 261 | 255 | 474 | 455 | 455 | 353 | 358 | 353 | 283 | 146 | 144 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 205 | 64 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 59 | 45 | 51 | 118 | 178 | 223 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 70 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 11 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 12 | — | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1057 | 1328 | 2052 | 2214 | 1744 | 1224 | 1005 | 751 | 569 | 594 | 424 | 239 | 138 | 62 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 80 | 245 | 45 | 230 | 954 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 175 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 118 | 112 | 118 | 118 | 91 |
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