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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
18.9° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)66667788810111111118889111111677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929113928444246956461212991672186414051029819291291213189345389496191262349
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
2.32
5:08PM
2.32
5:41AM
2.25
6:09PM
2.25
6:54AM
2.23
7:20PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
1.18
11:28PM
1.13
11:59AM
1.25
12:29AM
1.19
1:12PM
1.29
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:51-------8:51-------8:50--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C171823262523202020161818181714131111192019171413
Feels °C (?)1516202020191716141213131314121299161615131110
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