Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 183 | 143 | 138 | 124 | 156 | 264 | 295 | 310 | 310 | 257 | 318 | 273 | 206 | 163 | 164 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.98m | 12:23PM2.79m | 00:45AM2.90m | 1:08PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.64m | 6:33PM0.65m | 7:03AM0.70m | 7:17PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 183 | 143 | 138 | 124 | 109 | 143 | 272 | 294 | 270 | 143 | 110 | 273 | 206 | 163 | 120 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 14 | 14 | 110 | 110 | 79 | 164 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 23 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 53 | 86 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 264 | 295 | 310 | 310 | 257 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 99 | 143 | 54 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 54 | 54 |
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