Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 34 | 134 | 618 | 961 | 1186 | 1320 | 1043 | 1573 | 1747 | 1312 | 1173 | 676 | 982 | 1429 | 1874 | 1034 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.68m | 00:48AM2.78m | 1:11PM2.65m | 1:24AM2.73m | 1:50PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.80m | 7:22PM0.85m | 7:47AM0.84m | 8:04PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 43 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 216 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 676 | 329 | 211 | 166 | 176 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 34 | 43 | 108 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 52 | 15 | — | 99 | 74 | 130 | 127 | 66 | 97 | 110 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 21 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | W 19 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 25 | 17 | — | 12 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 134 | 618 | 961 | 1186 | 1320 | 1043 | 1573 | 1747 | 1312 | 1173 | 199 | 982 | 1429 | 1874 | 1034 | 1122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 118 | 157 | 160 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 104 | 178 | 316 | 118 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 118 |
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