Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
121
86
61
58
34
31
31
31
31
43
69
96
89
84
96
116
230
185
173
137
107
101
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:52AM2.54m
3:25PM2.44m
3:50AM2.44m
4:33PM2.38m
5:06AM2.38m
6:06PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:16AM1.00m
9:47PM1.13m
10:13AM1.09m
10:56PM1.20m
11:30AM1.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
5
7
10
12
11
9
9
8
9
10
13
14
11
10
Feels °C
4
2
3
6
7
6
3
3
3
2
4
6
8
7
5
5
4
5
7
10
11
8
7
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