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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 49 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 100 | 230 | 279 | 123 | 1034 | 962 | 540 | 332 | 262 | 243 | 193 | 217 | 227 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM 2.13 | 5:59AM 2.24 | 6:31PM 2.19 | 6:58AM 2.34 | 7:29PM 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09AM 1.30 | 11:37PM 1.26 | 12:23PM 1.21 | 12:46AM 1.15 | 1:22PM 1.05 | 1:41AM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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