Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)121211111010109878881312111112121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43933725621313192885722162021213572119255330376363396281208158
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.42
9:23AM
2.42
9:37PM
2.46
10:04AM
2.51
10:16PM
2.51
10:39AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
1.05
3:10AM
0.94
3:33PM
0.97
3:51AM
0.87
4:13PM
0.92
4:28AM
0.82
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------11----12
Temp. °C151411101011182120171514161721242120191716161616
Feels °C (?)121310889161917161513141520222020191716171616
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