Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 920 | 726 | 418 | 303 | 342 | 338 | 254 | 248 | 573 | 755 | 1391 | 1081 | 675 | 459 | 336 | 255 | 421 | 333 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.17m | 5:52AM2.12m | 6:32PM2.22m | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.30m | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 920 | 726 | 418 | 232 | 197 | 156 | 180 | 248 | 153 | 115 | 727 | 536 | 398 | 244 | 147 | 255 | 206 | 203 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 287 | 303 | 258 | 338 | 254 | 78 | 22 | 20 | 78 | 56 | 74 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 306 | 333 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 104 | 299 | 342 | 161 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 80 | 22 | — | — | — | 26 | 243 | 573 | 755 | 1391 | 1081 | 675 | 459 | 336 | 22 | 421 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 283 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 153 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 173 | 54 | 16 | 0 |
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