Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
93
92
93
77
49
73
70
69
44
68
69
75
97
112
142
132
129
127
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM2.39m
6:06AM2.32m
6:51PM2.41m
7:22AM2.35m
8:01PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:48PM1.17m
12:19PM1.18m
1:09AM1.13m
1:40PM1.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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7:28
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Temp °C
14
12
8
7
7
6
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
12
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
9
8
4
4
4
3
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
5
9
12
11
10
8
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