Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 335 | 308 | 299 | 135 | 299 | 212 | 189 | 223 | 482 | 979 | 836 | 1042 | 963 | 1494 | 1099 | 680 | 1039 | 576 | 426 | 346 | 407 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM2.65m | 2:07PM2.57m | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.88m | 8:30PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.02m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 186 | 157 | 139 | 139 | 28 | 135 | 113 | 92 | 94 | 191 | 368 | 42 | 65 | 65 | 802 | 690 | 80 | 697 | 136 | 209 | 346 | 407 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 72 | — | — | — | 85 | 80 | — | 107 | — | — | 39 | 46 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 34 | 21 | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 414 | 335 | 308 | 299 | 135 | 299 | 212 | 189 | 223 | 482 | 979 | 836 | 1042 | 963 | 1494 | 1099 | 680 | 1039 | 576 | 426 | 247 | 166 | 342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 143 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 289 | 270 | 276 | 153 | 124 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 19 |
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