Karaka Street Surf Forecast

/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.94° S 174.98° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 16.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Sunday 09					Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	13	13	13	13	13	6	6	7	7	8	10	10	12	11	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	93	95	74	42	40	34	35	27	27	27	16	16	57	85	214	335	599	574	529	770	531	292	183	129
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	W	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			1:48PM 2.81				2:15AM 2.62				2:43PM 2.68				3:16AM 2.48				3:45PM 2.54					4:22AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)	7:37AM 0.68				8:09PM 0.79				8:28AM 0.84				9:07PM 0.93				9:25AM 0.99					10:09PM 1.05

	Sunday 09					Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	18	18	16	14	12	12	12	19	21	21	19	16	16	15	14	18	16	16	16	15	14	13	13
Feels °C (?)	14	14	15	14	13	11	10	10	17	20	20	16	14	15	13	12	16	14	16	16	14	12	11	10

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