Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

Karaka Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
104
118
61
63
62
34
34
109
194
180
96
82
62
62
45
31
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:55AM2.49m
3:23PM2.37m
3:45AM2.36m
4:17PM2.28m
Low Tide
8:49PM1.01m
9:17AM1.00m
9:38PM1.14m
10:05AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
6
10
12
12
10
9
10
9
9
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
3
7
9
9
6
5
6
6
7
9
10
10
7
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