Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 59 | 103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM2.48m | 9:56PM2.63m | 10:17AM2.57m | 10:31PM2.71m | 10:52AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM1.04m | 3:49PM0.95m | 4:08AM0.96m | 4:25PM0.87m | 4:44AM0.89m | 4:59PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 143 | 59 | 103 | 86 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | W 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 30 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 67 | 15 | 20 | 76 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 |
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