Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)456599955666661466610109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2025644540561177769116132113986652575853585650282726
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
2.34
2:58PM
2.20
3:29AM
2.24
4:12PM
2.13
4:47AM
2.20
5:25PM
2.13
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
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141621211816151413151818161413131315232421
Feels °C (?)141313131419191715141312161616151111111114222321
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