Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 263 | 347 | 474 | 671 | 853 | 781 | 1505 | 1469 | 1310 | 1497 | 2069 | 2449 | 3008 | 2354 | 1684 | 2184 | 2386 | 2167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.77m | 11:46PM2.86m | 12:08PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.65m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:41PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:18PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 40 | 38 | 95 | 89 | 8 | 80 | 2 | 102 | 129 | 127 | 65 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 115 | 98 | 103 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 262 | 263 | 347 | 474 | 671 | 853 | 781 | 1505 | 1469 | 1310 | 1497 | 2069 | 2449 | 3008 | 2354 | 1684 | 2184 | 2386 | 2167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 177 | 179 | 158 | 160 | 158 | 178 | 187 | 185 | 160 | 179 |
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