Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 05 Sep 2025 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.5
W
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.9
WSW
2.1
W
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
W
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)888889999779999899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)81984292136110261582599113645133236135428132877276192610651120911761590506445
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
20
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
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
crosscrosscrossononcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
2.38
8:50PM
2.56
9:15AM
2.53
9:30PM
2.72
9:55AM
2.67
10:09PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.96
3:07AM
0.89
3:24PM
0.79
3:46AM
0.72
4:03PM
0.64
4:24AM
0.58
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise6:37-------6:35-------6:33-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------78111-------11----
Temp. °C14161714141411111112109991011111212108876
Feels °C (?)91012999675556653334575432
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wanganui-Manawatu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Karaka Street (fresh winds from the NW at WanganuiAeroAws 5 km from Karaka Street). 2.2m 8s swell from the W to make surfable waves.

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31 km/h
NW
Cross-Off
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