Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1187 | 1311 | 1169 | 871 | 548 | 491 | 211 | 190 | 261 | 505 | 567 | 641 | 929 | 437 | 300 | 238 | 464 | 717 | 1055 |
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 | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM2.22m | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM1.30m | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 245 | 183 | 148 | 106 | 100 | 349 | 97 | 96 | 261 | 505 | 567 | 54 | 19 | 437 | 297 | 238 | 206 | 717 | 1055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 53 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 93 | 186 | 113 | 116 | 5 | 154 | 148 | 181 | 464 | 126 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | — | S 16 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 91 | 18 | 4 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1187 | 1311 | 1169 | 871 | 548 | 491 | 211 | 190 | 45 | — | — | 641 | 929 | 117 | 300 | 193 | 170 | 165 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 157 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 191 | 61 | 13 | 140 | 156 | 180 | 179 | 118 | 118 | 11 | 0 |
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