Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
1.1
W
9
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
171
169
164
113
109
86
106
85
54
53
52
32
19
19
199
354
225
96
99
249
331
288
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
SW
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
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
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM2.54m
8:41PM2.68m
9:03AM2.65m
9:34PM2.82m
9:58AM2.75m
10:24PM2.93m
Low Tide
1:53AM1.01m
2:22PM0.90m
2:55AM0.87m
3:20PM0.78m
3:49AM0.75m
4:12PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
5
4
5
9
11
8
7
7
7
8
9
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
2
1
2
7
9
6
4
4
3
5
5
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
12
11
10
8
9
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