Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 203 | 176 | 126 | 121 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 52 | 93 | 127 | 114 | 154 | 243 | 224 | 211 | 206 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:56PM2.97m | 11:18AM2.84m | 11:38PM2.96m | 11:59AM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.59m | 5:10AM0.58m | 5:28PM0.57m | 5:53AM0.58m | 6:08PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 111 | 203 | 176 | 126 | 121 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 114 | 154 | 243 | 224 | 211 | 206 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 16 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 29 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 93 | 127 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 99 | 99 | 124 |
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