
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 131 | 74 | 52 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 77 | 104 | 102 | 89 | 86 | 190 | 240 | 729 | 663 | 262 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 240 | 218 | 547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM2.38m | 9:11PM2.52m | 9:44AM2.51m | 9:52PM2.63m | 10:24AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.94m | 3:09PM0.91m | 3:32AM0.79m | 3:51PM0.78m | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 |
201 | 131 | 74 | 52 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 104 | 9 | 25 | 86 | 84 | 59 | 327 | 292 | 33 | 34 | 47 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 245 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 16 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 102 | 89 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 56 | 33 | 49 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 32 | 60 | 67 | 190 | 240 | 729 | 663 | 262 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 240 | 218 | 547 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 109 | 116 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 153 | 19 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 19 |
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