Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 127 | 107 | 85 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 47 | 89 | 112 | 94 | 51 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.22m | 6:04AM2.13m | 6:36PM2.23m | 7:10AM2.17m | 7:36PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM1.29m | 12:15PM1.26m | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:24PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 15 | W 3 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 127 | 107 | 85 | 61 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 89 | 112 | 94 | 51 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 21 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 170 | 154 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
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