Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.1
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)14445659995866666146612101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202820367748405654574673113113988452585810758564928
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
2.31
2:25AM
2.34
2:58PM
2.20
3:29AM
2.24
4:12PM
2.13
4:47AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.13
8:51AM
1.25
9:09PM
1.24
9:55AM
1.31
10:19PM
1.29
11:09AM
1.30
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191715141413162121181615141315181816151313121522
Feels °C (?)181614131311141919171614131215161615131111101420
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