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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Dec 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1520 | 343 | 850 | 540 | 240 | 267 | 215 | 190 | 157 | 217 | 205 | 165 | 133 | 84 | 63 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 1552 | 2861 | 2226 | 1243 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:43PM 2.54 | 8:29AM 2.53 | 8:43PM 2.63 | 9:28AM 2.67 | 9:43PM 2.71 | 10:20AM 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.98 | 2:11AM 0.83 | 2:41PM 0.87 | 3:10AM 0.73 | 3:40PM 0.76 | 4:04AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
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