Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 721 | 702 | 537 | 419 | 414 | 245 | 187 | 197 | 411 | 268 | 237 | 215 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 151 | 274 | 496 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.99m | 11:37AM2.83m | 00:00AM2.98m | 12:23PM2.79m | 00:45AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.61m | 5:28AM0.63m | 5:47PM0.60m | 6:16AM0.64m | 6:33PM0.65m | 7:03AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 198 | 721 | 702 | 537 | 419 | 414 | 75 | 186 | 78 | 232 | 268 | 237 | 215 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 196 | 172 | 187 | 187 | 151 | 141 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 24 |
| kJ | 367 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 242 | 43 | 6 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 107 | 183 | 186 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 13 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 41 | 39 | 32 | 28 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 322 | — | — | 54 | 86 | 104 | 245 | 187 | 197 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | 274 | 496 | 547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 153 | 127 | 99 | 143 | 99 | 143 | 148 | 124 | 143 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 150 | 150 | 148 |
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