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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand
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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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
60 | 64 | 75 | 102 | 95 | 129 | 168 | 98 | 129 | 123 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 79 | 36 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.46m | 7:35PM2.43m | 7:46AM2.57m | 8:27PM2.58m | 8:38AM2.68m | 9:14PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM1.02m | 1:21PM0.88m | 1:45AM0.89m | 2:11PM0.74m | 2:37AM0.76m | 3:00PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
40 | 29 | 33 | 102 | 95 | 129 | 168 | 98 | 129 | 123 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 36 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
60 | 64 | 75 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 60 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 124 | 46 | 26 | 46 |
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