Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1
W
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
1.3
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)778888131110131212677666776101817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481569771645302115888598785937119263225135914113111070545077
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
5
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
2.76
2:50AM
2.65
3:09PM
2.63
3:40AM
2.53
4:06PM
2.48
4:46AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.78
9:08AM
0.90
9:32PM
0.91
10:04AM
1.05
10:28PM
1.06
11:11AM
1.17
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-8:13-------8:12-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201715121111151919171413131318191819161413121723
Feels °C (?)1612111099131617161211109151819191310991521
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