Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
16.0° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
80
56
66
68
105
64
63
101
170
231
238
227
170
119
83
47
43
40
40
38
34
26
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01AM2.36m
6:38PM2.31m
6:55AM2.46m
7:35PM2.43m
7:46AM2.57m
8:27PM2.58m
Low Tide
12:26PM1.02m
00:50AM1.02m
1:21PM0.88m
1:45AM0.89m
2:11PM0.74m
2:37AM0.76m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
10
15
15
14
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
9
9
8
6
10
12
13
11
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
41
50
40
56
66
68
38
30
35
101
170
231
238
227
170
119
83
47
43
40
8
8
4
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
51
50
29
28
29
64
105
64
63
27
28
18
14
58
52
49
48
44
40
40
22
18
16
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
24
24
19
15
23
6
4
5
8
72
71
60
14
7
6
6
6
6
5
40
38
34
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.1
W
6
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
13
80
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
145
19
0
0
0
4
0
0
46
46
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
124
0
0
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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