Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2679 | 2412 | 785 | 785 | 760 | 969 | 2037 | 890 | 655 | 475 | 867 | 851 | 501 | 463 | 408 | 268 | 260 | 303 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 10 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 785 | 785 | 760 | 339 | 2037 | 890 | 318 | 354 | 509 | 538 | 501 | 251 | 408 | 166 | 188 | 153 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 418 | 13 | 9 | 395 | 969 | 5 | 5 | 655 | 475 | 386 | 371 | 258 | 19 | 50 | 268 | 107 | 75 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 19 | 6 | 196 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | SSW 6 | ESE 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2679 | 2412 | 439 | 463 | 443 | 474 | 417 | 235 | 477 | 11 | 867 | 851 | — | 463 | 130 | 3 | 260 | 303 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 208 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 94 | 61 | 104 | 104 |
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