Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 238 | 258 | 316 | 429 | 559 | 532 | 436 | 436 | 376 | 1209 | 1634 | 1941 | 2231 | 2004 | 1499 | 1404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38PM2.96m | 11:59AM2.82m | 00:18AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.58m | 6:08PM0.61m | 6:35AM0.64m | 6:48PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 238 | 258 | 316 | 429 | 559 | 532 | 436 | 436 | 376 | 381 | 264 | 261 | 258 | 480 | 449 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 57 | 64 | 49 | 25 | 35 | 51 | 33 | 112 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | WSW 8 | S 16 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 318 | 1209 | 1634 | 1941 | 2231 | 2004 | 1499 | 1404 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 104 | 104 | 118 | 118 | 175 | 175 | 177 | 213 | 177 | 177 | 213 |
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