Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
14.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
7
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
293
276
212
153
138
102
100
51
51
50
125
124
119
107
141
111
106
118
122
162
146
28
79
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:46PM2.35m
6:05AM2.46m
6:52PM2.43m
7:07AM2.52m
7:57PM2.56m
Low Tide
11:31AM1.01m
00:00AM1.07m
12:32PM0.94m
1:05AM0.99m
1:36PM0.85m
2:09AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
7
10
11
10
8
6
7
7
9
11
11
11
9
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
405
293
276
212
153
99
33
32
31
31
20
125
124
119
107
103
111
92
72
52
27
146
12
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
W
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
88
78
76
52
140
35
67
59
35
51
50
19
18
10
15
6
102
106
118
122
162
13
28
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
28
232
178
142
51
138
102
100
51
34
31
30
16
16
15
2
30
6
5
5
3
17
9
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1
5
29
91
141
1
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
61
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
118
118
0
61
7
118
0
0
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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