Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
12.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
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!
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1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.3
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1379
2089
2136
1747
1451
1279
1163
939
706
491
358
262
299
157
199
199
247
330
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:43PM2.75m
00:57AM2.76m
1:22PM2.68m
1:39AM2.65m
2:07PM2.57m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.76m
7:19AM0.76m
7:39PM0.88m
8:02AM0.88m
8:30PM1.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
9
13
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
7
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
9
12
12
11
11
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