Karaka Street Surf Break

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Karaka Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.4
SW
12
1.2
WNW
7
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
6
7
11
11
12
28
14
25
27
31
39
148
256
286
297
543
400
302
650
579
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM2.73m
12:23PM2.60m
00:38AM2.71m
1:01PM2.57m
1:16AM2.68m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.88m
6:17AM0.93m
6:31PM0.89m
6:56AM0.94m
7:09PM0.92m
7:37AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
14
11
10
9
8
7
7
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
4
6
7
11
7
6
5
4
4
3
8
9
6
5
7
8
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
8
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
6
7
11
11
12
13
14
25
27
31
34
84
256
286
297
543
400
302
284
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
Energy kJ
2
3
3
4
3
7
6
6
5
11
10
9
17
19
24
94
9
15
15
35
50
49
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
17
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
7
0.6
NW
5
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
5
2
28
148
21
650
579
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
110
97
97
97
97
97
54
127
7
127
46
7
7
0
0
19
19
0
179
19
19
19
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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