- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 749 | 721 | 784 | 568 | 874 | 660 | 339 | 620 | 1009 | 1288 | 1553 | 2003 | 2184 | 1439 | 1502 | 1800 | 573 | 503 | 486 | 387 | 325 | 270 | 255 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:50PM 2.65 | 12:08PM 2.70 | 12:22AM 2.63 | 12:39PM 2.68 | 12:54AM 2.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:47PM 0.78 | 6:02AM 0.72 | 6:19PM 0.82 | 6:35AM 0.77 | 6:52PM 0.88 | 7:08AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu
The wind is still cross-off at Kai-Iwi (light winds from the N at WanganuiAeroAws 11 km from Kai-Iwi). 1.9m 7s swell from the W with a 1.0m 14s groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 9s swell from the W. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 48 min ago
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kai-Iwi surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest