Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 208 | 574 | 710 | 427 | 946 | 513 | 637 | 1884 | 1544 | 1286 | 980 | 770 | 808 | 942 | 998 | 840 | 758 | 782 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | 10:43PM2.85m | 11:06AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | 4:58AM0.54m | 5:15PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | S 10 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 255 | 311 | 2 | 484 | — | — | — | — | 1286 | 980 | 770 | 676 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | W 20 | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 30 | — | — | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 208 | 574 | 710 | 427 | 946 | 513 | 637 | 1884 | 1544 | — | — | — | 808 | 942 | 998 | 840 | 758 | 782 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 148 | 143 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 284 | 172 | 99 | 99 | 16 | 54 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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