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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
84 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 67 | 62 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:46AM2.57m | 8:27PM2.58m | 8:38AM2.68m | 9:14PM2.73m | 9:28AM2.77m | 10:00PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.89m | 2:11PM0.74m | 2:37AM0.76m | 3:00PM0.63m | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:47PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | S 5 |
84 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 67 | 62 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 19 |
8 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
13 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 20 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 124 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 16 |
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