Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
176
176
225
321
192
163
145
111
96
77
44
29
28
27
27
36
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:29PM2.50m
7:53AM2.49m
8:31PM2.66m
8:55AM2.62m
Low Tide
1:45AM1.07m
2:14PM0.97m
2:46AM0.90m
3:11PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
8
10
8
6
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