Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). 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) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 108 | 64 | 44 | 59 | 80 | 102 | 129 | 274 | 276 | 320 | 327 | 339 | 367 | 362 | 349 | 248 | 193 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.57m | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 64 | 39 | 32 | 55 | 102 | 129 | 274 | 276 | 320 | 327 | 339 | 308 | 265 | 349 | 180 | 110 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 59 | 80 | 42 | 59 | 106 | 95 | 149 | 183 | 132 | 367 | 362 | 251 | 248 | 193 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 17 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 60 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 33 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 90 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 134 | 108 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 156 | 13 | 0 |
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