Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 413 | 346 | 441 | 567 | 724 | 352 | 266 | 185 | 132 | 143 | 99 | 69 | 58 | 32 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.46m | 8:18PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:36AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 183 | 177 | 223 | 257 | 344 | 352 | 266 | 185 | 108 | 143 | 99 | 32 | 58 | 31 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 470 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 216 | 208 | 159 | 122 | 27 | 132 | 68 | 47 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 86 | 85 | 79 | 33 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 356 | 337 | 345 | 441 | 567 | 724 | — | — | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 131 | 54 | 7 |
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