Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 319 | 204 | 163 | 94 | 52 | 181 | 134 | 119 | 144 | 206 | 250 | 209 | 171 | 152 | 107 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.39m | 7:29PM2.50m | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:31PM2.66m | 8:55AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM1.19m | 1:02PM1.11m | 1:45AM1.07m | 2:14PM0.97m | 2:46AM0.90m | 3:11PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | S 7 | W 6 | SW 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | 173 | 319 | 204 | 163 | 94 | 41 | 50 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 124 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 152 | 107 | 66 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 43 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 4 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 87 | 4 | 90 | 34 | 57 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 104 | 103 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 181 | 134 | 119 | 144 | 206 | 250 | 209 | 171 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 43 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 118 | 134 | 132 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
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