
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1855 | 1293 | 981 | 692 | 622 | 734 | 1016 | 1020 | 998 | 998 | 885 | 745 | 664 | 373 | 306 | 228 | 160 | 140 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.85m | 12:06PM2.82m | 00:19AM2.86m | 12:42PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.58m | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | 1293 | 981 | 692 | 622 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 547 | 373 | 306 | 228 | 160 | 122 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
— | — | 10 | 62 | 53 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 41 | 54 | 55 | 63 | 75 | 140 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 41 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 71 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1855 | — | — | — | — | 734 | 1016 | 1020 | 998 | 998 | 885 | 745 | 664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 129 | 99 | 0 | 54 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 127 | 99 | 54 | 99 | 202 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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