Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.8° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
437
469
379
313
303
284
224
209
205
158
143
102
100
73
57
38
38
29
80
73
38
52
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM2.39m
9:19PM2.53m
9:39AM2.48m
9:56PM2.63m
10:17AM2.57m
Low Tide
2:52AM1.13m
3:10PM1.04m
3:32AM1.04m
3:49PM0.95m
4:08AM0.96m
4:25PM0.87m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
5
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
9
10
8
7
5
5
5
6
11
13
9
7
Feels °C
1
1
2
7
6
4
4
2
1
1
2
6
7
5
4
2
2
2
3
8
9
5
3
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