Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.3° 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 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
WSW
3.5
WNW
1.7
WSW
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)771256798777776667798131277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6614461843221878392303173285225157107137182206315445326206309402457
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSW
35
W
40
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
2.19
6:58AM
2.34
7:29PM
2.30
7:47AM
2.47
8:18PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.21
12:46AM
1.15
1:22PM
1.05
1:41AM
1.00
2:09PM
0.88
2:27AM
0.84
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-211133----3292--1122-1113
Temp. °C212019181717171719181816161515141516151413121312
Feels °C (?)20201916131113151616161514131311121311109796
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