
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 181 | 201 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 79 | 83 | 337 | 149 | 127 | 271 | 338 | 639 | 471 | 336 | 251 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
46 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 79 | 74 | 135 | 149 | 127 | 124 | 7 | 318 | 220 | 160 | 121 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
91 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 181 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 91 | 193 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
15 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — |
7 | 41 | 13 | 33 | 181 | 201 | — | — | 93 | 61 | 83 | 337 | — | — | 271 | 338 | 639 | 471 | 336 | 251 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 180 | 185 | 187 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 19 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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