Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.7° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312121212121855161515161614141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32302827271616666666141139373347124140140181170
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
2.58
3:28AM
2.54
4:02PM
2.42
4:43AM
2.41
5:27PM
2.32
6:15AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
0.89
9:17PM
0.93
9:55AM
1.05
10:18PM
1.09
11:08AM
1.17
11:38PM
1.20
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:24-------7:22----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------15242-121
Temp. °C171918171616161617201918181616151516161517171617
Feels °C (?)171917181717161617191718181515131214141114171716
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