Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1432 | 2003 | 2233 | 3090 | 2415 | 1275 | 897 | 934 | 682 | 381 | 647 | 418 | 289 | 220 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 56 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM2.81m | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:14AM2.81m | 12:35PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.79m | 6:08PM0.76m | 6:31AM0.78m | 6:44PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 64 | — | 917 | 2415 | 1275 | 754 | 475 | 393 | 221 | 647 | 418 | 289 | 220 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 404 | 604 | 17 | 481 | 309 | 158 | 103 | 158 | 136 | 90 | 67 | 81 | 32 | 28 | 56 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 6 | W 6 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1432 | 2003 | 2233 | 3090 | 8 | 198 | 897 | 934 | 682 | 381 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | 59 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 175 | 176 | 104 | 118 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 118 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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