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Karaka Street in Wanganui-Manawatu is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Karaka Street Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Karaka Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Morgan Street (North Mole)	1 mi
Second closest break	Rangiora Street	1 mi
Third closest break	Wanganui River Mouth	1 mi
Fourth closest break	South Beach (Wanganui)	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Kai-Iwi	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Karaka Street:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4301 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4357 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4603 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4664 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4810 mi
Tide stations nearest to Karaka Street:
Closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Manawatu River Entrance, New Zealand	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Opunake Bay, New Zealand	68 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Stephens Island, New Zealand	72 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Karaka Street:
Closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	52 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	57 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	58 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	65 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	173 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Karaka Street:
Closest city location	Wanganui (New Zealand)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Bulls (New Zealand)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Patea (New Zealand)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Foxton (New Zealand)	40 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hawera (New Zealand)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Karaka Street is Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Karaka Street is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), also in New Zealand, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Third is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 107 km (66 miles) away.
• New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand is 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Masterton Airport (MRO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Karaka Street and is 128 km (80 miles) away.