Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (05 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 180 | 139 | 224 | 166 | 121 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 69 | 63 | 89 | 84 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.52m | 2:52AM2.54m | 3:25PM2.44m | 3:50AM2.44m | 4:33PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM1.03m | 9:16AM1.00m | 9:47PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 180 | 139 | 224 | 166 | 121 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 36 | 53 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 63 | 89 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 16 | W 7 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 178 | 99 | 47 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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