Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 223 | 219 | 229 | 276 | 280 | 288 | 288 | 362 | 298 | 293 | 245 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 226 | 283 | 400 | 603 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 65 | 223 | 219 | 229 | 276 | 280 | 288 | 288 | 255 | 298 | 293 | 110 | 216 | 238 | 186 | 186 | 154 | 283 | 291 | 229 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 106 | 104 | 95 | 127 | 127 | 58 | 58 | 362 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 242 | 32 | 229 | 226 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | WSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 188 | 261 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 17 | 236 | 17 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | 220 | 400 | 603 | 936 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 13 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 13 | 150 | 155 | 176 | 176 |
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