Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
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 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)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
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.2
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)7911129899101099998877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3413158171870773719858132313611233114612031098847619689449266131255212227256362
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
2.60
9:02PM
2.59
9:12AM
2.73
9:42PM
2.73
9:54AM
2.83
10:22PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.71
3:09AM
0.69
3:31PM
0.58
3:51AM
0.58
4:11PM
0.49
4:32AM
0.52
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:47-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----12-1--1-----------
Temp. °C141617161515151414151615141515141517181615151616
Feels °C (?)101313109997678879991113141312111111
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