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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 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
19.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.8
WNW
0.3
SW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)44466651413141414131313121212420205186
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88881288771419151413221918101638373556123
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
2.79
12:40AM
2.68
12:55PM
2.82
1:16AM
2.69
1:31PM
2.82
1:54AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.83
6:48AM
0.77
7:10PM
0.80
7:25AM
0.77
7:50PM
0.79
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:15-------6:16
Sunset---8:46-------8:46-------8:45----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------12115-21--------
Temp. °C172222191716161518201717171717181920181818181818
Feels °C (?)131717141313131215191616161616172021181615151415
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