Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1412 | 1417 | 1811 | 1312 | 1252 | 790 | 413 | 657 | 1552 | 1667 | 1673 | 1786 | 1338 | 988 | 662 | 377 | 180 | 180 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11PM2.65m | 1:24AM2.73m | 1:50PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:33PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.85m | 7:47AM0.84m | 8:04PM0.93m | 8:29AM0.91m | 8:51PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 107 | 790 | 413 | 197 | 138 | 150 | 103 | 72 | 70 | 36 | 41 | 110 | 180 | 180 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | WSW 17 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 20 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | — | 99 | 41 | 132 | 127 | 124 | 119 | 112 | 7 | 68 | 100 | 51 | 50 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | 66 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1412 | 1417 | 1811 | 1312 | 1252 | 71 | 333 | 657 | 1552 | 1667 | 1673 | 1786 | 1338 | 988 | 662 | 377 | 156 | 62 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 179 | 104 | 191 | 287 | 118 | 118 | 177 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 91 | 39 |
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