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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 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 892 | 950 | 385 | 356 | 335 | 314 | 249 | 286 | 290 | 351 | 358 | 529 | 1531 | 613 | 642 | 1769 | 1933 | 2417 | 1221 | 828 | 735 | 631 | 575 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 2.27 | 7:39AM 2.25 | 8:07PM 2.40 | 8:31AM 2.38 | 8:50PM 2.56 | 9:15AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 1.24 | 1:56PM 1.13 | 2:25AM 1.07 | 2:43PM 0.96 | 3:07AM 0.89 | 3:24PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu
The wind is still cross-off at Kai-Iwi (light winds from the NNW at WanganuiAeroAws 11 km from Kai-Iwi). 1.0m 4s local chop from the WNW with a 0.8m 13s groundswell from the W and a 0.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW as well as a 0.3m 10s swell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 29 min ago
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