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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.7° C
 (Which is 1.8°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: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WNW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1.4
WNW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1611141371313713141414666141515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12133230322919117214915814916116612112312811312314215220911210410210099
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
2.64
11:28PM
2.57
11:46AM
2.68
12:02AM
2.58
12:19PM
2.68
12:37AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.88
5:38AM
0.82
5:57PM
0.90
6:13AM
0.85
6:32PM
0.94
6:48AM
0.90
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:19-------8:20-------8:22----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919171413131319211917141312131718171613121212
Feels °C (?)171616151312121117171514121110111516151413121111
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