Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 127 | 175 | 394 | 585 | 1469 | 1738 | 1609 | 1569 | 1482 | 1493 | 1224 | 1055 | 2216 | 2441 | 785 | 774 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.02m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 173 | 127 | 107 | 109 | 129 | 68 | 127 | 127 | 2 | 112 | 122 | 154 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 785 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 11 | 175 | 394 | 585 | 1469 | 1738 | 1609 | 1569 | 1482 | 1493 | 1224 | 1055 | 2216 | 2441 | 446 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 177 | 177 | 191 | 191 | 225 | 273 | 160 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 156 | 208 | 13 |
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