Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131515151515141413128910109109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421302544632584584568508413229138344123014911808217613971194103910621143993744662
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
40
S
30
SSE
50
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
2.88
11:46PM
2.89
12:05PM
2.81
12:32AM
2.83
12:55PM
2.69
1:24AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.52
6:01AM
0.60
6:23PM
0.62
6:51AM
0.73
7:13PM
0.77
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:42-----
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---31---64642122294311--
Temp. °C151818161413131212141414131311111010101011111111
Feels °C (?)1417171412111299101112681220001234
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