Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.7° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
1.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
143
102
100
73
57
55
39
29
80
96
37
52
97
93
93
91
46
46
46
144
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM2.48m
9:56PM2.63m
10:17AM2.57m
10:31PM2.71m
10:52AM2.63m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.95m
4:08AM0.96m
4:25PM0.87m
4:44AM0.89m
4:59PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
5
9
10
8
7
6
5
6
7
12
13
10
8
8
7
8
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
3
8
9
6
4
4
3
3
6
8
8
7
6
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