Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
25
21
21
20
22
21
54
143
609
1123
1412
1892
2920
3802
4546
5579
5794
5909
5686
5329
3815
2519
2030
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
6:22PM2.28m
6:46AM2.30m
7:27PM2.33m
7:44AM2.33m
8:18PM2.42m
Low Tide
12:01PM1.12m
00:36AM1.20m
1:05PM1.11m
1:40AM1.17m
2:01PM1.07m
2:31AM1.11m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
12
13
11
10
12
11
10
9
5
6
5
4
3
1
1
1
-1
-2
-2
1
2
3
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
11
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
28
25
21
21
14
22
21
54
53
35
350
512
512
421
309
158
153
108
108
60
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
20
20
19
19
20
14
10
10
9
49
116
241
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
S
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
15
1
4
9
7
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
1
3
3
8
5
5
2
143
609
1123
1412
1892
2920
3802
4546
5579
5794
5909
5686
5329
3815
2519
2030
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
1
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
18
94
158
96
91
18
18
118
118
61
61
11
177
196
179
196
196
196
196
178
156
175
177
61
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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