Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.4
SW
0.7
W
1
S
0.6
WSW
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
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.3
SSE
1.9
S
2.3
SSW
3
SW
3
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)66147612101099998888125677798
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)956654576410658554928262614131361575236468904100516911202
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
0
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
S
15
SW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
2.13
4:47AM
2.20
5:25PM
2.13
5:59AM
2.24
6:31PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
1.31
10:19PM
1.29
11:09AM
1.30
11:37PM
1.26
12:23PM
1.21
12:46AM
1.15
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------142142---
Temp. °C141818161513131215222321181718191920201918181717
Feels °C (?)141615151311111014212222171617181718191915131214
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