Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.90° S 174.92° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Kai-Iwi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is 14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today (02 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (02 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 2					Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Fri 5
	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)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 7	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	60	79	120	111	106	101	143	204	247	184	124	109	97	90	62	51	50	48	48	99	127	177	262	301
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:26AM2.58m				11:41PM2.69m					12:02PM2.55m				00:18AM2.66m				12:40PM2.50m				00:57AM2.60m
Low Tide				5:36PM0.89m				5:56AM0.97m					6:12PM0.93m				6:35AM1.02m				6:50PM0.98m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	3	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Temp °C	17	18	17	16	15	15	13	12	13	15	15	13	12	11	10	12	14	17	16	16	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	17	17	17	14	13	13	10	10	10	12	12	11	10	9	8	9	11	14	13	13	12	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 6	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	W 7	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 10	W 10
kJ	60	79	120	111	106	101	75	44	18	17	56	78	97	40	37	25	16	12	48	99	127	177	262	301
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	W 9	—	W 16	W 16	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	WSW 11	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	11	27	—	5	5	9	8	19	4	3	3	3	3	90	62	51	50	48	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	—	S 14	—	W 18	W 18	W 18	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	W 15	W 15	W 15	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	4	—	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	6	2	4	4	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 8	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 5	W 6	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 3
kJ	—	—	86	16	26	57	143	204	247	184	124	109	61	2	2	3	6	6	6	6	10	10	10	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Bell Block Reef Taranaki	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	South Beach (Wanganui) Wanganui-Manawatu	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	61	0	150	0	150	13	0	118	150	150	13	0	0	0	0	11	150	150	13	150	150	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu	The Fences	Himatangi Beach	The Fences		Wainui Reef		Wainui Reef	The Point (nr Wainui)				Wainui Reef	The Fences	The Fences	Whangaehu River Mouth	Whangaehu River Mouth	Whangaehu River Mouth			Wainui Reef			Wainui Reef	Wainui Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1		1	2				1	1	1	1	1	1			1			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Fairway Reef Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Clark Island Coromandel	Waiapu River East Cape	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Cabo Blanco Costa Rica	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Waiapu River New Zealand	Waiapu River New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Haga-Haga South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	7	5

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