Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2510 | 1233 | 836 | 476 | 326 | 494 | 480 | 270 | 252 | 188 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 73 | 62 | 74 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.48m | 2:35PM2.41m | 2:55AM2.34m | 3:25PM2.29m | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 5 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 133 | 136 | 476 | 257 | 494 | 277 | 270 | 25 | 127 | 103 | 102 | 8 | 52 | 51 | 26 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | 75 | 63 | 54 | 166 | 100 | 128 | 252 | 188 | 39 | 9 | 102 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 13 | 46 | 28 | 45 | 61 | 57 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | W 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 82 | 69 | 169 | 52 | 31 | 62 | 121 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 25 | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2510 | 1233 | 836 | — | 326 | 233 | 480 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 74 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 61 | 11 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 112 | 91 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 0 |
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