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Karaka Street Surf Forecast
/ Wanganui-Manawatu (16 surf breaks) /
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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 |
 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 |
| 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 |
| 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) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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