Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.4
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
SW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)777889888891013131515151514141414138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295356369463554304722603376331227150421361619679711665346545352236125169
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
5
NE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
2.84
10:37AM
2.88
11:03PM
2.90
11:20AM
2.88
11:46PM
2.89
12:05PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.52
4:53PM
0.47
5:15AM
0.53
5:37PM
0.52
6:01AM
0.60
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1333914241-133---1-1124
Temp. °C161616171817171715151313151616141313131214151715
Feels °C (?)1212111214141313121213121314141312121178131615
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