- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
102 | 119 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 74 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 83 | 245 | 196 | 109 | 86 | 125 | 166 | 156 | 140 | 236 | 97 | 158 | 156 | 85 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.32m | 6:09AM2.42m | 6:38PM2.34m | 7:10AM2.47m | 7:39PM2.41m | 8:02AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM1.15m | 12:27PM1.08m | 00:54AM1.08m | 1:28PM0.98m | 1:52AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 102 | 119 | 106 | 20 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 245 | 196 | 109 | 86 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 236 | 97 | 158 | 156 | 85 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 36 | 39 | 103 | 100 | 74 | 44 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 125 | 166 | 156 | 140 | 50 | 39 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | W 8 | W 20 | W 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 42 | 75 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 32 | 46 | 27 | 24 | 39 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kai-Iwi surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest