Kai-Iwi Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.90° S 174.92° E

Kai-Iwi, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kai-Iwi sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.4° 

Kai-Iwi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Kai-Iwi based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Kai-Iwi right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Kai-Iwi

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Rapanui

2 km NE63 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
4.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui City

10 km ESE8 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui Aero

11 km SE3 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
30
moderate winds from the NE
(28 km/h at 45°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pākaraka

11 km WNW136 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whanganui East

12 km E3 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
1.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kauangaroa

32 km E67 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ngamatapouri

36 km N70 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ranana

39 km NNE68 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Rehmstedt Farm

43 km ESE136 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 90°)
1.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ohakea Airport

51 km SE5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 10°)
2 °C10.0
10.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Kai-Iwi and within an acceptable time window.

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