Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.5
W
6
2.2
W
7
2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
220
209
176
152
124
117
153
236
196
158
132
109
98
138
507
411
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55PM2.57m
9:21AM2.54m
9:32PM2.69m
9:57AM2.66m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.81m
3:28PM0.76m
3:47AM0.68m
4:03PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
9
10
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
8
9
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