Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 146 | 276 | 289 | 566 | 528 | 380 | 140 | 140 | 238 | 400 | 1332 | 1629 | 1422 | 401 | 316 | 586 | 149 | 149 | 92 | 68 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM2.25m | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM1.23m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 146 | 276 | 289 | 230 | 263 | 210 | 140 | 112 | 90 | 400 | 1332 | 1629 | 1422 | 372 | 316 | 586 | 135 | 129 | 92 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 47 | 75 | 140 | 238 | 58 | — | 90 | — | 90 | 48 | 40 | 149 | 149 | 72 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 401 | 288 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 566 | 528 | 380 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 141 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 150 | 143 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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