Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.9° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
SW
14
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
235
140
238
342
1629
1852
1382
1028
302
251
163
149
92
68
72
72
222
245
233
184
161
156
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM2.23m
7:50PM2.33m
8:09AM2.30m
8:38PM2.43m
8:57AM2.39m
Low Tide
1:06AM1.29m
1:30PM1.20m
2:06AM1.22m
2:25PM1.13m
2:52AM1.13m
3:10PM1.04m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
9
10
8
7
6
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
7
6
9
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
1
1
2
5
6
5
4
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