☀️The 6 a.m. callThe best break first, then the rest Hour by hour1 to 5 kiwis for every daylight hour 📈Pro chartFour days, four wave models, one chart 🎯Your setupWaves, times and breaks you pick
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CaliforniaSteamer LaneRinconMalibuHuntington BeachLower TrestlesSwami's
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Live in Lisbon · Coming to the USA

Rise and shred, America.
Your 6 a.m. surf call is coming.

Tell Kiwi the waves you like, when you can surf and how far you'll drive. You'll get the sessions that fit you every morning at 6 a.m., from Pipe to Malibu to the Outer Banks. Live in Lisbon today, the USA is next. No app needed.

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Sample
🔔 Your sessionPipeline 8/10
You told Kiwi
  • 🌊 6-10 ft, overhead and up
  • ⏰ Dawn, before work
  • 🚗 Up to 20 min from Haleiwa
Hour by hour, Sunset Beach
How's @Malibu at 5pm?
@ Break

Twelve breaks on Kiwi's list for the USA

PipelineSunset BeachWaimea BaySteamer LaneRinconMalibuHuntington BeachLower TrestlesSwami'sDitch PlainsCape HatterasSebastian Inlet

“No more driving to Malibu for ankle-slappers.

Tell me the waves you like and I'll tell you when they show up.”

KiwiForecaster, KiwiSurf

Meet Kiwi,
your 6 a.m. surf call.

Your whole coast in one message

At 6 a.m. Kiwi posts the best break first, then the rest of your coast: best window, wave face in feet, period, swell direction, wind in mph, tide, and one plain line on who it's for.

KiwiSurf · SoCalTelegram · daily at 6 a.m.
Sample

🌊 SoCal surf · sample

🏆 Lower Trestles Best today
Rating8/10
Window7-10am
Size4-5 ft
Windoffshore NE 4 mph

Then the rest of the coast:

  1. 2Malibubest 7-10am7/10
  2. 3Huntington Beachbest 7-9am6/10
  3. 4Rincontoo south for Rincon today2/10
Kiwi says
Go 7-10am, clean chest to head high, offshore NE (intermediate and up).
Swell
15 s from S (190°), tide mid rising
Light
7:06 a.m. to 6:01 p.m. · air 66°F

Sample message with US breaks, to show the format. Not a forecast: forecasts for the USA start when Kiwi launches there.

Hour by hour, 1 to 5 kiwis

All your breaks on one grid. Every daylight hour gets 1 to 5 kiwis, and a frame marks each break's best window, so you can see the tide turn before you drive.

Ask in plain words

“How's Malibu at 5pm?” Kiwi answers from the same forecast data. Add it to your crew's group chat and say “kiwi” for a roll call.

Sample
How's Malibu at 5pm?
Kiwi1 kiwi at 5pm: onshore and bumpy, its best was 7-10am. Want waves this afternoon? Huntington is 3 kiwis from 3 to 5.
Huntington it is 🤙

Where Kiwi posts

Telegram live in LisbonWhatsApp later

Go deeper when
the swell turns serious.

Four days, four wave models, one chart

The pro view lays out offshore swell with the spread of four wave models, surf at the break, period and direction, wind and gusts, and the tide, hour by hour for four days.

4 daysHour by hourfor every break
4 modelsWave forecastscorrected on buoys
12 breaksOwn rules eachswell window, wind, tide
KiwiSurf pro chart for Ericeira Coxos, Portugal: swell, surf, period, wind and tide over four days

The real pro chart for Ericeira Coxos, Portugal, on 29 Oct 2026. Charts for US breaks will look the same, in feet and mph.

Tell Kiwi how you surf

Your level, days, time of day, wave size and type, where you start and how far you'll drive, then your favorite breaks from photos. Alerts fire only for sessions that fit you on every count, up to 3 days ahead, one a day at most.

How big do you like it? Tap all that fit.

Your coast on one map

Swell and wind over the sea, with every break's rating on the coastline. Ask for any hour of the day.

KiwiSurf swell and wind map of the Lisbon coast at 9 a.m.

Lisbon's real map at 9 a.m.. Your coast's map comes with the launch.

How Kiwi keeps score

“Kiwi's numbers are proven in Lisbon, on 30 days the model never trained on.

For the USA we'll publish ours only after the same test on local data.”

Our ruleNo borrowed numbers from another coast

A forecast that
keeps score.

Every forecast checked against the buoys

In Lisbon, every morning at 9:30 Kiwi scores the day before against wave buoys and airport weather stations, and keeps a rolling 7, 30 and 60-day record. The USA gets the same scoreboard, checked against public NOAA buoys.

Scoreboard · USAOpens after 30 scored days
Wave height error—after launch
Wind speed error—after launch
Wave period error—after launch
Days scored0after launch

Day 0 of 30

Mean absolute error against raw Open-Meteo, the same test as in Lisbon. Until Kiwi has 30 scored days here, this board stays empty, and when the numbers come in we'll show the bad weeks too.

Learns from your 👍 and 👎

Surfed today? Reply with the break and a thumb. One vote per break per day. After 50 votes Kiwi re-fits how much wind, period, direction and tide count, and a human approves before anything changes.

How a spot's rating is weighed in Lisbon today
Wind45%
Period25%
Direction15%
Tide15%
Pipeline 👍Malibu 👎re-fit at 50 votes

Retrains every Sunday, keeps the winner

A challenger model trains on the newest buoy data each week. It goes live only if it is at least 2% better overall and never more than 5% worse at any buoy.

Kiwi's log › The plan for the USA
Train the correction on past forecasts against local data
Score 30 days it never trained on, then publish the result here

Then

AEvery Sunday retrain on the newest week of data

Twelve breaks, from Pipeline
to Montauk

North Shore, Oahu

Pipeline

The world's most famous barrel: a heavy left over a shallow lava reef. Wakes up on a west-northwest winter swell, best with light east to east-southeast winds.

Level
Experts only
Best
Winter, W-NW swell, E-ESE wind
Watch for
Shallow reef, heavy crowd
North Shore, Oahu

Sunset Beach

A big, shifting right-hand peak that breaks far out on the reef and rewards patience. Best on a northwest swell with light east trades.

Level
Advanced
Best
Winter, NW swell, light E trades
Watch for
Strong currents, long hold-downs
North Shore, Oahu

Waimea Bay

The classic big-wave arena. It only breaks on a giant north to northwest swell, then the whole North Shore comes to watch.

Level
Big-wave experts
Best
Winter, giant N-NW swell
Watch for
Shorebreak, huge sets
Santa Cruz, CA

Steamer Lane

A string of right-hand reef and point waves off Lighthouse Point, the heart of Santa Cruz surfing. Works on most swells, best on a west to northwest.

Level
Advanced
Best
W-NW swell, light N-NE wind
Watch for
Cliff entry, rocks, crowds
Santa Barbara County, CA

Rincon

The Queen of the Coast: a long right point over cobblestones. Lights up on a west-northwest winter swell with a light offshore breeze.

Level
Intermediate and up
Best
Winter, W-NW swell, low to mid tide
Watch for
Crowds, rocks at low tide
Malibu, CA

Malibu

Surfrider Beach, the point that put California surf culture on the map: long, peeling rights toward the pier. Best on a summer south swell, glassy in the morning.

Level
All levels on small days
Best
Summer, S-SW swell, mid tide
Watch for
Crowds, drop-ins, water quality after rain
Orange County, CA

Huntington Beach

Peaks on both sides of the pier that pick up south and west swells all year. Glassy at dawn, onshore by lunch.

Level
All levels
Best
S or W swell, light NE morning breeze
Watch for
Pier pilings, rips, crowds
San Clemente, CA

Lower Trestles

A rippable cobblestone A-frame with rights and lefts, California's high-performance wave. Best on a south swell at mid tide.

Level
Intermediate and up
Best
Summer, S-SW swell, mid tide
Watch for
Crowds, long walk in
Encinitas, CA

Swami's

A long right-hand reef point below the cliff-top gardens, San Diego County's classic winter wave. Best on a west to northwest swell at low to mid tide.

Level
Intermediate and up
Best
Winter, W-NW swell, E wind
Watch for
Crowds, reef at low tide
Montauk, NY

Ditch Plains

Mellow rights and lefts over rock and reef at the eastern tip of Long Island. Comes alive on east to south swells with a northwest wind; fall is prime.

Level
All levels
Best
Fall, E-SE swell, NW wind
Watch for
Rocks, summer crowds
Outer Banks, NC

Cape Hatteras

Sandbars and jetties at the old lighthouse site that catch swell from the north, east and south, often the East Coast's best bet on a fall hurricane swell.

Level
Intermediate and up
Best
Fall, NE-SE swell, W-NW wind
Watch for
Strong currents, shifting sandbars
Melbourne Beach, FL

Sebastian Inlet

First Peak, the wedge off the north jetty, is Florida's most famous wave. Best on a northeast to east swell with a west wind.

Level
Intermediate and up
Best
Fall to winter, NE-E swell, W wind
Watch for
Jetty, crowds, inlet currents

Kiwi is coming to the USA.Be first in the water when it lands.

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How Kiwi will make the call

4 modelsOpen-Meteo × local buoys

Four wave models, corrected on buoys

Open-Meteo's four wave models, bias-corrected by a model trained on past forecasts against local buoys: the method that runs in Lisbon today.
12 breaksOwn rules each

Rules for every break

Each break gets its own swell window, offshore wind, ideal size and tide from public surf guides, then a rating from 1 to 10.
3 daysAlerts ahead

Pinged before the good days

Kiwi looks 3 days ahead and messages you when a session fits your waves, your time of day and your breaks. One alert a day at most.

Frequently asked questions

Don't see your question? Get in touch

Is KiwiSurf live in the USA?

Not yet. Today Kiwi forecasts ten spots around Lisbon, Portugal. The USA is next on the list: join the waitlist and we'll email you once, when your coast opens.

Which breaks will it cover?

We're starting with Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Waimea Bay on Oahu; Steamer Lane, Rincon, Malibu, Huntington Beach, Lower Trestles and Swami's in California; and Ditch Plains, Cape Hatteras and Sebastian Inlet on the East Coast. Tell us your coast on the waitlist so we know where to add more.

When does the forecast arrive?

Every day at 6 a.m. in your time zone, Hawaii included. Each message ends with the best break for each of the next three days.

Feet or Hawaiian scale?

Wave faces in feet, wind in mph, temperatures in °F. If a North Shore local calls it 6 feet and Kiwi says 10-12, you're both right: Hawaiian scale measures the back of the wave.

How does the 1 to 5 kiwi rating work?

Each break gets a score from 1 to 10 for size, wind, period, swell direction and tide. In the graphics that score becomes 1 to 5 kiwis: 1 kiwi is poor, 5 kiwis is firing.

How accurate will it be?

We don't know yet, and we won't guess. In Lisbon the forecast is scored every morning against buoys, on days the model never trained on. The USA gets the same test, and we'll publish the numbers only after 30 scored days, bad weeks included.

How does Kiwi know what I like?

You tell it once, in a few taps: your level, which days and times you can surf, the wave size and type you like, where you start and how far you'll drive, and your favorite breaks, picked from photos. Kiwi then alerts you only for sessions that fit you, up to 3 days ahead, one alert a day at most.

Do I need to install an app?

No. Kiwi lives in Telegram. WhatsApp comes later.

What will it cost?

At launch, paid plans may include a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, and you'll see the price before you pay anything. Joining the waitlist is free.

Where will the data come from?

Open-Meteo wave and weather models (CC BY 4.0), corrected against public buoys where they exist, plus airport weather reports (METAR). Surf at your own risk.

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