
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 6PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1405 | 978 | 1059 | 989 | 757 | 600 | 474 | 743 | 200 | 215 | 262 | 857 | 650 | 1004 | 928 | 1352 | 1001 | 551 | 878 | 1176 | 1050 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.85m | 11:57PM2.83m | 12:22PM2.88m | 00:41AM2.80m | 1:06PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.58m | 6:13AM0.55m | 6:37PM0.62m | 6:58AM0.62m | 7:24PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 7 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 14 |
577 | — | 1059 | 989 | 757 | 103 | 190 | 269 | 123 | 90 | 8 | 306 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 644 | 485 | 4 | 22 | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 18 | 18 | 13 | — | 176 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
1405 | 978 | — | — | — | 600 | 474 | 743 | 200 | 215 | 262 | 857 | 650 | 1004 | 928 | 1352 | 1001 | 551 | 878 | 1176 | 1050 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 99 | 99 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 124 | 124 | 148 | 172 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 175 | 188 | 147 | 148 |
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