Karaka Street surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karaka Street today?

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
2.1
W
1.5
WSW
2.2
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)8912121277911129899101099988877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)337393109895625120645732212001505772704929141113611233114611221428699597653462270
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
2.44
8:30AM
2.60
9:02PM
2.59
9:12AM
2.73
9:42PM
2.73
9:54AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.88
2:27AM
0.84
2:50PM
0.71
3:09AM
0.69
3:31PM
0.58
3:51AM
0.58
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--23422---112-1--1-----
Temp. °C171512121313141617161515151415151615151515141517
Feels °C (?)13119898913121099977788991091113
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