Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
W
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.8
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1416
1193
1200
1077
986
1134
474
387
302
399
439
381
340
283
249
282
290
307
323
277
263
619
870
1010
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:13PM2.99m
11:37AM2.83m
00:00AM2.98m
12:23PM2.79m
00:45AM2.90m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.61m
5:28AM0.63m
5:47PM0.60m
6:16AM0.64m
6:33PM0.65m
7:03AM0.70m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
7
7
8
10
8
8
10
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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