Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
W
15
1.6
W
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
167
167
615
819
472
546
1569
1416
1193
1103
1077
1088
1147
393
311
319
328
425
510
408
300
227
226
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:24PM2.93m
10:49AM2.81m
11:13PM2.99m
11:37AM2.83m
00:00AM2.98m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.68m
4:39AM0.66m
5:00PM0.61m
5:28AM0.63m
5:47PM0.60m
6:16AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
Feels °C
13
10
9
8
9
9
9
12
13
12
10
9
9
7
8
10
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
10
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