Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131281010109109998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)568553413282175307144017011494179412191039949858871669533561439475418284206138
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
30
SSW
10
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
ESE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
oncross-
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
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
2.81
12:32AM
2.83
12:55PM
2.69
1:24AM
2.71
1:53PM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.60
6:23PM
0.62
6:51AM
0.73
7:13PM
0.77
7:47AM
0.88
8:08PM
0.93
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313151413131210101011101011111010911111198
Feels °C (?)12121013811432223123434545566
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