Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.2
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7788887111010121267776666610918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327355452422264107524235312427972582661176648576040383349
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
2.76
2:50AM
2.65
3:09PM
2.63
3:40AM
2.53
4:06PM
2.48
4:46AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.78
9:08AM
0.90
9:32PM
0.91
10:04AM
1.05
10:28PM
1.06
11:11AM
1.17
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-8:13-------8:10-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191715121111151918171513141417181820161413121623
Feels °C (?)14121110991316161613111110141719211210981320
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