Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)898878666665516161615888882019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47157656241411721111311087503615121040399888861514
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
2.55
2:25AM
2.57
3:04PM
2.41
3:39AM
2.46
4:19PM
2.34
4:57AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.88
8:08PM
0.93
8:51AM
1.02
9:12PM
1.07
10:01AM
1.11
10:27PM
1.15
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:37-----
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111----3----------------
Temp. °C1011111199109911111010988912131110998
Feels °C (?)344557677109876567101199776
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