Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8897910131415151515151414131212771191010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)567602381167161159421494544574584674568553413229138949366456875109
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
0
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
2.90
11:20AM
2.88
11:46PM
2.89
12:05PM
2.81
12:32AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.47
5:15AM
0.53
5:37PM
0.52
6:01AM
0.60
6:23PM
0.62
6:51AM
0.73
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
142112171--2511--35-11----1
Temp. °C181715141414151817131312121212131513131212121313
Feels °C (?)1313111314131417161013121199911101091012119
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