Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
432
432
501
800
1413
1947
2510
2727
2455
2151
1739
1198
1020
926
710
463
311
220
171
169
122
121
91
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
SE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:01PM2.39m
4:22AM2.46m
5:03PM2.38m
5:26AM2.44m
6:20PM2.42m
Low Tide
9:51AM1.01m
10:17PM1.11m
10:45AM1.04m
11:20PM1.13m
11:52AM1.04m
00:37AM1.11m
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clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
6
4
5
5
4
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