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Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.5
W
0.8
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
1
SSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121214144567688999109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555879297384737182144172158179217207203194186160128
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
W
5
WSW
20
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrossglassoffoffglassononcrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
2.13
7:51AM
2.24
8:18PM
2.21
8:46AM
2.35
9:12PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.36
1:29AM
1.29
2:14PM
1.26
2:36AM
1.16
3:07PM
1.10
3:25AM
1.00
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:42-------7:40----
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11111-----------------
Temp. °C212423211919171617181616141312111518191715141214
Feels °C (?)212524222120151316181315131311101416171614141111
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