Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 55 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 108 | 100 | 102 | 218 | 339 | 253 | 235 | 231 | 174 | 161 | 122 | 83 | 84 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.92m | 10:35AM2.81m | 10:56PM2.97m | 11:18AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.67m | 4:25AM0.64m | 4:45PM0.59m | 5:10AM0.58m | 5:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 55 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 108 | 100 | 98 | 218 | 339 | 253 | 235 | 231 | 174 | 161 | 122 | 83 | 78 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 31 | 30 | 102 | 48 | 37 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 56 | 84 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | SE 9 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 104 | 7 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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