Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
W
0.9
WSW
2.2
W
2
W
1.4
WSW
2
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121277911129899999998877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)988942251456393304101114807907199281294119510441067969858699870569324212115245
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
2.44
8:30AM
2.60
9:02PM
2.59
9:12AM
2.73
9:42PM
2.73
9:54AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.84
2:50PM
0.71
3:09AM
0.69
3:31PM
0.58
3:51AM
0.58
4:11PM
0.49
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:47-
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-33321---112-1----------
Temp. °C121213131416171515151514141516151515151414181717
Feels °C (?)108889121299997679899101010141314
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