Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 65 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:06AM2.32m | 6:51PM2.41m | 7:22AM2.35m | 8:01PM2.49m | 8:29AM2.44m | 8:58PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM1.18m | 1:09AM1.13m | 1:40PM1.10m | 2:20AM1.00m | 2:45PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 65 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 154 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 143 | 131 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 143 | 19 | 7 |
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