Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
2.4
WSW
8
3
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
226
156
62
158
239
303
299
436
423
392
781
1279
702
548
616
734
641
522
370
293
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
NW
0
NE
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM2.70m
9:53PM2.86m
10:16AM2.78m
10:34PM2.89m
10:55AM2.81m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.67m
4:06AM0.62m
4:25PM0.59m
4:47AM0.56m
5:04PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
4
8
3
1
Temp °C
12
14
13
11
8
7
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
3
2
4
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
6
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