Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.6
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1418
1432
1399
1087
943
1020
838
538
343
202
179
171
169
166
121
91
84
82
204
181
173
173
173
173
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM2.38m
5:26AM2.44m
6:20PM2.42m
6:41AM2.46m
7:38PM2.53m
Low Tide
10:45AM1.04m
11:20PM1.13m
11:52AM1.04m
00:37AM1.11m
1:11PM1.00m
1:53AM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:39
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5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
8
7
7
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
5
4
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
6
6
5
3
4
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
3
2
1
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