Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1384 | 1610 | 1610 | 1014 | 562 | 266 | 180 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 127 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:33PM2.52m | 2:52AM2.54m | 3:25PM2.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.93m | 8:29AM0.91m | 8:51PM1.03m | 9:16AM1.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 153 | 100 | 79 | 158 | 41 | 90 | 180 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 127 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 20 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 49 | 108 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1384 | 1610 | 1610 | 1014 | 562 | 266 | 130 | 62 | 33 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 96 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 18 |
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