Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
3.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
0.6
SW
1.7
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.3
W
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)1112988910999998877126777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81718707736441649128814511208114610981098819789670462302127247206220244379217663
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
2.59
9:12AM
2.73
9:42PM
2.73
9:54AM
2.83
10:22PM
2.84
10:37AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.71
3:09AM
0.69
3:31PM
0.58
3:51AM
0.58
4:11PM
0.49
4:32AM
0.52
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:47-------
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---112-11--------------1
Temp. °C171515151514141515151515151515171716151516161616
Feels °C (?)139999767778991011131313111111111111
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