Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 219 | 254 | 277 | 254 | 240 | 148 | 126 | 144 | 237 | 449 | 785 | 1357 | 2223 | 3272 | 2836 | 2477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:17PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | 00:26AM1.35m | 12:55PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | 15 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 170 | 219 | 254 | 277 | 254 | 240 | 148 | 126 | 144 | 237 | 449 | 785 | 1357 | 2223 | 3272 | 2836 | 2477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 157 | 155 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 179 | 179 | 191 |
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