Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is

13.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 1AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WSW 10	WNW 8	WNW 12	WSW 12	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	64	84	57	57	56	34	34	33	32	20	8	8	160	202	157	284	202	181	90	262	583	349	515	400
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:41PM2.68m					9:03AM2.65m				9:34PM2.82m				9:58AM2.75m				10:24PM2.93m				10:49AM2.81m
Low Tide	2:22PM0.90m				2:55AM0.87m					3:20PM0.78m				3:49AM0.75m				4:12PM0.68m				4:39AM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	8	7	7	7	9	9	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	15	13	12	12	13	12	12	16
Feels °C	8	6	4	4	3	6	6	8	8	7	7	8	7	8	8	10	11	10	9	8	10	9	9	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	64	84	57	57	56	34	34	33	32	20	8	8	160	202	157	93	71	86	90	130	293	349	273	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	—	W 21	SW 20	SW 11	W 5	W 5	W 5	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	15	11	12	10	8	7	—	2	2	2	3	3	3	—	9	16	30	12	18	27	55	154	179	260
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	—	—	S 14	S 14	W 5	S 9	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	4	4	1	2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	16	15	13	32	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 5	—	N 4	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 5	WNW 8	WNW 12	WNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	9	4	9	15	—	15	—	284	202	181	64	262	583	251	515	400
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	143	143	143	143	143	19	19	19	19	19	19	4	19	19	7	7	143
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						2	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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