Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.2° 

Karaka Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
3 PM
6 PM
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
37
54
40
58
54
82
111
203
176
126
121
112
104
75
68
52
93
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
N
0
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:12PM2.92m
10:35AM2.81m
10:56PM2.97m
11:18AM2.84m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.67m
4:25AM0.64m
4:45PM0.59m
5:10AM0.58m
5:28PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
12
11
10
10
11
13
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
14
11
11
11
8
9
10
12
16
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
12
11
12
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