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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 13 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 55 | 135 | 248 | 466 | 1451 | 939 | 247 | 182 | 133 | 161 | 193 | 227 | 220 | 211 | 1285 | 1275 | 1127 | 865 | 928 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:59AM 2.24 | 6:31PM 2.19 | 6:58AM 2.34 | 7:29PM 2.30 | 7:47AM 2.47 | 8:18PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 1.21 | 12:46AM 1.15 | 1:22PM 1.05 | 1:41AM 1.00 | 2:09PM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
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