Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
17.3° 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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)99999988888888866665541616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91897194910231023858661411384449471414277201168907477433121104039
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.69
1:24AM
2.71
1:53PM
2.55
2:25AM
2.57
3:04PM
2.41
3:39AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.73
7:13PM
0.77
7:47AM
0.88
8:08PM
0.93
8:51AM
1.02
9:12PM
1.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:39-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2433212--11-----11------
Temp. °C101110101010111111111111109991011121210987
Feels °C (?)23223355454566644910107654
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