Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 235 | 140 | 238 | 342 | 1629 | 1852 | 1382 | 1028 | 302 | 251 | 163 | 149 | 92 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 222 | 245 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.23m | 7:50PM2.33m | 8:09AM2.30m | 8:38PM2.43m | 8:57AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.20m | 2:06AM1.22m | 2:25PM1.13m | 2:52AM1.13m | 3:10PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 177 | 140 | 29 | 112 | 172 | 1629 | 1852 | 1382 | 1028 | 302 | 251 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 222 | 245 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 103 | 70 | 238 | 342 | — | — | 197 | 102 | 288 | 228 | 149 | 149 | 77 | 36 | 51 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 17 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 140 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 92 | 49 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 235 | — | — | 22 | 115 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 54 | 171 | 171 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
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