Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 110 | 131 | 131 | 200 | 475 | 247 | 234 | 475 | 824 | 1177 | 969 | 1046 | 892 | 757 | 550 | 444 | 657 | 208 | 186 | 182 | 258 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:02AM2.77m | 11:15PM2.80m | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.57m | 5:12PM0.60m | 5:31AM0.53m | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 110 | 131 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 98 | 80 | 150 | 356 | 505 | — | 1046 | 892 | 757 | 550 | 444 | 467 | 121 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 57 | 33 | — | — | 32 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 17 | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 302 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 200 | 475 | 247 | 234 | 475 | 824 | 1177 | 969 | — | — | — | — | — | 657 | 208 | 186 | 182 | 258 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 189 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 54 | 124 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 172 |
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