Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 935 | 860 | 756 | 712 | 302 | 278 | 475 | 487 | 478 | 416 | 373 | 362 | 299 | 119 | 282 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM2.37m | 8:32AM2.34m | 8:52PM2.49m | 9:15AM2.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM1.15m | 2:46PM1.05m | 3:08AM1.02m | 3:25PM0.92m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 427 | 472 | 416 | 356 | 356 | 141 | 78 | 254 | 268 | 276 | 222 | 210 | 183 | 139 | 73 | 143 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 293 | 258 | 215 | 178 | 139 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 20 | 71 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 868 | 935 | 860 | 756 | 712 | 302 | 278 | 475 | 487 | 478 | 416 | 373 | 362 | 299 | 119 | 282 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 172 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 148 | 148 | 172 | 175 |
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