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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 703 | 826 | 899 | 924 | 1091 | 1045 | 1031 | 886 | 711 | 402 | 271 | 1101 | 3806 | 4245 | 4304 | 3845 | 3390 | 2777 | 2698 | 2755 | 2814 | 2313 | 1780 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 2.88 | 11:46PM 2.89 | 12:05PM 2.81 | 12:32AM 2.83 | 12:55PM 2.69 | 1:24AM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 0.52 | 6:01AM 0.60 | 6:23PM 0.62 | 6:51AM 0.73 | 7:13PM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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