Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.5°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.5
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
130
134
401
452
335
460
588
745
1800
2864
2194
1495
1108
969
1370
1405
1280
1130
1093
1220
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
20
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:57AM2.66m
10:07PM2.78m
10:31AM2.76m
10:43PM2.85m
11:06AM2.82m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.65m
4:22AM0.58m
4:39PM0.59m
4:58AM0.54m
5:15PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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7:01
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6:00
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6:20
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7:21
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6:22
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 mm
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1
1
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1
2
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1
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Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
15
14
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
10
8
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
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