Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
155
302
355
339
326
280
273
209
201
150
150
116
124
125
124
98
64
64
77
113
153
86
135
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
0
WNW
0
W
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM2.64m
10:30PM2.74m
10:53AM2.71m
11:09PM2.76m
11:30AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.73m
4:22PM0.72m
4:43AM0.65m
5:03PM0.66m
5:21AM0.61m
5:40PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
12
11
10
15
20
20
18
16
15
15
14
16
19
19
18
15
15
13
14
15
18
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
7
12
17
17
16
14
14
14
12
15
17
18
17
14
13
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
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