Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.90° S 174.92° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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 16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Sunday 09					Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	13	13	13	13	13	5	7	8	8	10	10	12	11	11	10	10	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	171	92	71	62	69	58	58	44	43	42	26	26	51	110	273	584	708	724	1136	894	584	332	231	133
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			1:48PM 2.81				2:15AM 2.62				2:43PM 2.68				3:16AM 2.48				3:45PM 2.54					4:22AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)	7:37AM 0.68				8:09PM 0.79				8:28AM 0.84				9:07PM 0.93				9:25AM 0.99					10:09PM 1.05

	Sunday 09					Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	18	17	13	12	12	12	19	22	21	19	16	16	15	14	18	17	16	16	14	13	13	13
Feels °C (?)	14	15	15	15	12	11	11	10	17	21	20	17	14	15	13	12	15	15	16	16	13	11	11	11

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