Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 374 | 155 | 223 | 198 | 206 | 362 | 975 | 1085 | 788 | 1109 | 796 | 603 | 482 | 283 | 231 | 117 | 121 | 68 | 42 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | 2:48AM2.33m | 3:12PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:39PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 251 | 218 | 155 | 115 | 70 | 57 | 206 | 160 | 813 | 323 | 313 | 222 | 603 | 482 | 283 | 231 | 117 | 121 | 24 | 42 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 66 | 87 | 191 | 206 | 26 | 13 | 332 | — | — | — | 157 | 113 | 64 | 48 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 26 | 58 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 33 | 64 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 459 | 374 | — | 223 | 198 | 6 | 362 | 975 | 1085 | 788 | 1109 | 796 | 526 | 319 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 145 | 197 | 197 | 173 | 281 | 216 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 119 |
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