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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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 1.0°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 6PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)877678777666666666778889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5667304803353635854343242051531982472281532272031662634425275144816921261
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
2.56
3:57AM
2.41
4:16PM
2.43
4:45AM
2.32
5:08PM
2.32
5:41AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.96
9:53PM
0.96
10:10AM
1.08
10:38PM
1.05
11:01AM
1.18
11:28PM
1.13
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset---8:51-------8:51-------8:51----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C202221201817171620222221191819192426262320212017
Feels °C (?)171817171615141317191818171717172021211917181613
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