Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 143 | 104 | 131 | 90 | 319 | 411 | 311 | 420 | 588 | 847 | 1640 | 3474 | 2239 | 1601 | 1200 | 1061 | 1614 | 1610 | 1397 | 1130 | 1130 | 1156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.66m | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | 10:43PM2.85m | 11:06AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | 4:58AM0.54m | 5:15PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 104 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1601 | 1200 | 1061 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 4 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 20 | S 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 84 | 73 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 143 | — | 131 | 90 | 319 | 411 | 311 | 420 | 588 | 847 | 1640 | 3474 | 2239 | 70 | — | — | 1614 | 1610 | 1397 | 1130 | 1130 | 1156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 150 | 150 | 157 | 13 | 150 | 157 | 176 | 176 | 177 | 177 | 104 | 61 | 13 | 61 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 155 | 131 |
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