Surf Forecast Surf Report

Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)888887766512812111099999158151413141413131313131313161661414141817161616161616151514141616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)46836835840849533626512762302211353340737147432936183333533130282827272742426461767371505047671291301251248677757453129161203201251242236229
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
2.52
2:08AM
2.57
2:43PM
2.38
3:13AM
2.44
3:51PM
2.28
4:24AM
2.35
4:57PM
2.23
5:34AM
2.32
6:03PM
2.23
6:36AM
2.34
7:05PM
2.28
7:29AM
2.39
7:59PM
2.36
8:15AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.87
7:52PM
0.93
8:34AM
1.02
8:50PM
1.08
9:37AM
1.13
9:57PM
1.19
10:44AM
1.18
11:09PM
1.22
11:53AM
1.16
12:19AM
1.18
12:57PM
1.09
1:21AM
1.10
1:48PM
0.99
2:10AM
1.01
2:31PM
0.90
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset--5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)6444577891111121199991212117776610101098879121310101010101011151413121212141820181717161618212120
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