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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 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
18.2° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.6
W
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)1399998888888888899999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755346346126929086176146300134165195353306181155155152281276427431
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
2.49
3:31AM
2.34
3:52PM
2.43
4:28AM
2.30
4:50PM
2.41
5:26AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
1.13
9:40AM
1.12
10:18PM
1.13
10:37AM
1.14
11:13PM
1.10
11:36AM
1.12
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:47-------5:47--
Sunset-8:25-------8:27-------8:28------
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------931--------
Temp. °C252320181818222524222020191819212020161515151819
Feels °C (?)212018161616202322211919191717181818141312121415
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