Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 69 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 167 | 676 | 939 | 1001 | 742 | 878 | 1094 | 1316 | 2526 | 979 | 623 | 722 | 433 | 367 | 277 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.63m | 11:06PM2.77m | 11:26AM2.68m | 11:40PM2.81m | 12:00PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.89m | 4:59PM0.81m | 5:19AM0.83m | 5:33PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.79m | 6:08PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 364 | 479 | 533 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 143 | 1578 | 979 | 426 | 376 | 433 | 367 | 277 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | 623 | 722 | 417 | 230 | 133 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | S 5 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 60 | — | 17 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 167 | 676 | 939 | 1001 | 742 | 878 | 1094 | 1316 | 2526 | — | 25 | 561 | — | — | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 180 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 175 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 173 | 54 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 16 | 0 |
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