Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1603 | 1586 | 1176 | 747 | 911 | 899 | 785 | 701 | 760 | 864 | 1999 | 771 | 762 | 507 | 608 | 657 | 407 | 318 | 325 | 443 | 417 | 244 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 17 | W 8 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 158 | 248 | 561 | 911 | 899 | 785 | 701 | 760 | 382 | 1999 | 235 | 762 | 364 | 415 | 440 | 407 | 318 | 196 | 354 | 20 | 244 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 17 | S 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 390 | 864 | 5 | 771 | 5 | 475 | 386 | 371 | 258 | 198 | 2 | 156 | 109 | 56 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 3 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1603 | 1586 | 1176 | 747 | 413 | 341 | 470 | 517 | 454 | 477 | 417 | 390 | 270 | 507 | 608 | 657 | 5 | — | 325 | 443 | 417 | 238 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 179 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 94 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 11 |
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