Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 44 | 59 | 202 | 75 | 220 | 300 | 270 | 282 | 287 | 288 | 367 | 318 | 293 | 293 | 237 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 39 | 32 | 202 | 65 | 220 | 300 | 270 | 282 | 287 | 288 | 270 | 260 | 293 | 293 | 237 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 44 | 59 | 27 | 75 | 85 | 104 | 95 | 125 | 151 | 186 | 367 | 318 | 251 | 248 | 193 | 245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 118 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 156 |
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