
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 51 | 53 | 106 | 316 | 491 | 478 | 376 | 302 | 213 | 91 | 171 | 60 | 94 | 79 | 89 | 169 | 256 | 645 | 652 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross |
High Tide | 12:41PM2.67m | 00:56AM2.59m | 1:16PM2.57m | 1:32AM2.46m | 1:55PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.71m | 6:55PM0.85m | 7:15AM0.83m | 7:34PM0.99m | 7:52AM0.97m | 8:18PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — |
35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 191 | 259 | 252 | 204 | 145 | 101 | 7 | 91 | 60 | 44 | 34 | 89 | 169 | 256 | 306 | 422 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 60 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — |
10 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 |
— | 51 | 53 | 106 | 316 | 491 | 478 | 376 | 302 | 213 | 91 | 171 | — | 94 | 79 | — | — | 25 | 645 | 652 | 921 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 148 | 150 | 143 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 161 | 153 |
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