Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
2.3
W
3.5
WNW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.7
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)6898777777661499977777111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207667179130331736121221920617114615520620223227025526139639326472611111429
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
2.19
6:58AM
2.34
7:29PM
2.30
7:47AM
2.47
8:18PM
2.44
8:30AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.15
1:22PM
1.05
1:41AM
1.00
2:09PM
0.88
2:27AM
0.84
2:50PM
0.71
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
3----1121---111--12221--
Temp. °C171817181916171717151414151616151312121315171716
Feels °C (?)10121316161315151413111112121211988812131210
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