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Kai-Iwi Surf Forecast
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Kai-Iwi surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kai-Iwi today?
The current surf forecast for Kai-Iwi at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kai-Iwi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 46 | 49 | 71 | 84 | 111 | 162 | 142 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 2.70 | 12:52AM 2.71 | 1:06PM 2.64 | 1:24AM 2.65 | 1:39PM 2.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:31AM 0.73 | 6:48PM 0.69 | 7:04AM 0.81 | 7:22PM 0.78 | 7:39AM 0.92 | 7:56PM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
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