Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 682 | 741 | 477 | 361 | 268 | 190 | 147 | 140 | 133 | 115 | 113 | 112 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 76 | 176 | 360 | 500 | 356 | 416 | 754 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.84m | 00:57AM2.83m | 1:21PM2.80m | 1:38AM2.75m | 2:04PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.55m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.62m | 7:37PM0.72m | 7:58AM0.73m | 8:25PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 612 | 477 | 361 | 268 | 190 | 147 | 140 | 133 | 115 | 109 | 91 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 76 | 100 | 191 | 252 | 49 | 49 | 394 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 32 | 62 | 64 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 30 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 33 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 38 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 682 | 741 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 176 | 360 | 500 | 356 | 416 | 754 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 154 | 150 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 148 | 148 |
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