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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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Karaka Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
47 | 35 | 137 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:48PM2.65m | 10:02AM2.64m | 10:22PM2.70m | 10:36AM2.64m | 10:54PM2.72m | 11:09AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.73m | 3:57AM0.78m | 4:13PM0.71m | 4:32AM0.78m | 4:47PM0.72m | 5:06AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
47 | 35 | 137 | 59 | 29 | 59 | 54 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
7 | 4 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 10 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
29 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 3 | — | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 22 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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