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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20 | 28 | 20 | 36 | 77 | 48 | 40 | 56 | 54 | 57 | 46 | 73 | 113 | 113 | 98 | 84 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 107 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 28 |
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 | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 2.31 | 2:25AM 2.34 | 2:58PM 2.20 | 3:29AM 2.24 | 4:12PM 2.13 | 4:47AM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:16PM 1.13 | 8:51AM 1.25 | 9:09PM 1.24 | 9:55AM 1.31 | 10:19PM 1.29 | 11:09AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
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