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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 127 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 86 | 140 | 303 | 229 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 145 | 149 | 161 | 163 | 161 | 146 | 130 | 120 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:39AM 2.59 | 10:53PM 2.55 | 11:13AM 2.64 | 11:28PM 2.57 | 11:46AM 2.68 | 12:02AM 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 0.89 | 5:04AM 0.81 | 5:24PM 0.88 | 5:38AM 0.82 | 5:57PM 0.90 | 6:13AM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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