Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 40 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 111 | 203 | 176 | 126 | 121 | 112 | 104 | 75 | 68 | 52 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:12PM2.92m | 10:35AM2.81m | 10:56PM2.97m | 11:18AM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.67m | 4:25AM0.64m | 4:45PM0.59m | 5:10AM0.58m | 5:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
18 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 40 | 58 | 54 | 82 | 111 | 203 | 176 | 126 | 121 | 112 | 104 | 75 | 68 | 46 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 50 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 52 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | W 20 | — | S 9 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 4 |
1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 13 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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