
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
909 | 942 | 773 | 599 | 360 | 548 | 607 | 729 | 627 | 449 | 470 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 418 | 270 | 243 | 206 | 366 | 124 | 193 | 176 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | 6:34AM2.36m | 7:19PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | 00:20AM1.19m | 12:55PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 |
57 | 109 | 178 | 258 | 360 | 247 | 285 | 346 | 295 | 226 | 192 | 155 | 183 | 223 | 205 | 270 | 243 | 206 | 177 | 124 | 193 | 124 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | 418 | 412 | 355 | 390 | 437 | 470 | 413 | 346 | 273 | 216 | 163 | 161 | 122 | 86 | 24 | 57 | 74 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SSW 6 | W 5 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 85 | 8 | 20 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 7 | — |
909 | 942 | 773 | 599 | 355 | 548 | 607 | 729 | 627 | 449 | 346 | 300 | 337 | — | 418 | — | — | — | 366 | 59 | 40 | 176 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 124 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 175 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 4 |
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