Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
94
92
58
111
226
204
153
121
100
94
70
51
32
52
53
100
93
97
93
108
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23PM2.37m
3:45AM2.36m
4:17PM2.28m
4:46AM2.26m
5:29PM2.23m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.00m
9:38PM1.14m
10:05AM1.11m
10:36PM1.24m
11:03AM1.20m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
6
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
10
9
8
7
7
8
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
7
9
7
7
5
5
6
9
11
10
8
7
6
5
4
5
10
10
9
8
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