Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?

The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)999888776766171616161514141314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1349134213498975974152362221901528131282564393420201631261616
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
2.55
2:25AM
2.57
3:04PM
2.41
3:39AM
2.46
4:19PM
2.34
4:57AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.88
8:08PM
0.93
8:51AM
1.02
9:12PM
1.07
10:01AM
1.11
10:27PM
1.15
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111----3----------------
Temp. °C101111119899911111010988912131110988
Feels °C (?)35455656699876567101199766
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