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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
2
2
1
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 (?)
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)6776669999101010778876661455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12616817168503421212130191991817192041484225191130
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
2.22
8:09AM
2.27
8:27PM
2.26
9:05AM
2.36
9:22PM
2.33
9:50AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
1.20
2:24PM
1.26
2:47AM
1.16
3:19PM
1.19
3:38AM
1.09
4:03PM
1.10
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:50-------8:49
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------11425631432111111
Temp. °C151514141718171818171717181923191717171619191918
Feels °C (?)131312131617161918181717181923211818171619171716
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