Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
18.5° 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 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.2
SSE
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)666661414126610109999888812466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102141139113956656577153585549282626141313111558292281
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
2.24
4:12PM
2.13
4:47AM
2.20
5:25PM
2.13
5:59AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.24
9:55AM
1.31
10:19PM
1.29
11:09AM
1.30
11:37PM
1.26
12:23PM
1.21
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset------5:59-------5:57-------5:55-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------6415
Temp. °C161514131418181614131312152223201716161720192018
Feels °C (?)151413121416161511111110142122211615151719161714
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