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Karaka Street Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 181 | 156 | 421 | 302 | 544 | 624 | 674 | 674 | 568 | 553 | 413 | 282 | 138 | 208 | 775 | 1594 | 2249 | 2080 | 2338 | 2000 | 1772 | 1996 | 1700 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 2.88 | 11:46PM 2.89 | 12:05PM 2.81 | 12:32AM 2.83 | 12:55PM 2.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 0.53 | 5:37PM 0.52 | 6:01AM 0.60 | 6:23PM 0.62 | 6:51AM 0.73 | 7:13PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
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