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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121215141312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31502928272716166666654417151465555
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffglassononglasscross-
off		offoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
2.29
4:29PM
2.19
5:06AM
2.19
5:49PM
2.12
6:35AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.14
10:23AM
1.28
10:43PM
1.26
11:31AM
1.36
12:00AM
1.32
12:58PM
1.36
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------113
Temp. °C141313131517181615131211161919171516181922232321
Feels °C (?)991010131516141412119161717171415171922242422
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