Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 294 | 248 | 248 | 187 | 187 | 206 | 233 | 330 | 167 | 277 | 464 | 841 | 1997 | 1891 | 1753 | 1656 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:39AM2.65m | 2:07PM2.57m | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.88m | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 76 | 48 | 46 | 53 | 223 | 167 | 107 | 109 | 129 | 69 | 127 | 127 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 116 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 35 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 21 | — | 8 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | N 4 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 419 | 294 | 248 | 248 | 187 | 187 | 206 | 233 | 330 | 7 | 277 | 464 | 841 | 1997 | 1891 | 1753 | 1656 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 156 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 157 | 191 | 179 | 179 | 283 |
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