Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
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0
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
SW
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
16
1.5
WNW
8
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
39
29
80
98
37
52
97
93
93
91
46
46
47
40
264
864
1194
1392
1960
2681
3031
3560
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM2.57m
10:31PM2.71m
10:52AM2.63m
11:06PM2.77m
11:26AM2.68m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.96m
4:25PM0.87m
4:44AM0.89m
4:59PM0.81m
5:19AM0.83m
5:33PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
3
6
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
7
11
13
10
7
7
7
8
9
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
2
3
4
7
10
6
3
3
3
4
4
8
9
7
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
2
3
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