Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Kai-Iwi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2407
1666
1228
965
1018
970
970
724
451
311
191
126
101
91
66
60
54
54
78
78
97
94
74
92
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:34AM2.38m
9:01PM2.51m
9:18AM2.45m
9:39PM2.59m
9:58AM2.51m
10:15PM2.65m
Low Tide
2:31AM1.11m
2:48PM1.02m
3:13AM1.05m
3:29PM0.97m
3:51AM1.01m
4:07PM0.93m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
9
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
6
7
9
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
0.2
S
16
0.4
WSW
11
1.7
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
9
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.4
WSW
13
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
16
802
541
422
446
424
414
19
49
311
191
32
101
91
66
60
54
54
58
78
70
94
74
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.2
S
15
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
34
23
28
25
11
18
49
32
45
25
37
57
55
54
53
78
75
2
45
44
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
6
26
39
49
39
63
59
17
15
15
7
9
9
13
23
57
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.1
S
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2407
1666
1228
965
1018
970
970
724
451
126
2
4
97
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
119
122
122
122
122
120
118
119
118
118
11
11
11
11
61
23
20
20
20
11
118
23
11
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kai-Iwi surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest