Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 193 | 321 | 331 | 326 | 335 | 262 | 112 | 156 | 52 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM2.21m | 4:34PM2.20m | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM1.27m | 10:10AM1.24m | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 85 | 152 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 131 | 7 | 71 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 25 | — | 2 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 193 | 321 | 331 | 326 | 335 | 262 | 112 | 156 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 19 | 150 | 19 |
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