Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | W 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 111 | 167 | 86 | 111 | 116 | 283 | 621 | 655 | 559 | 416 | 403 | 316 | 162 | 209 | 844 | 1163 | 1157 | 1072 | 660 | 394 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM2.68m | 1:27AM2.55m | 1:47PM2.60m | 2:05AM2.45m | 2:25PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | 7:44AM0.86m | 8:05PM1.01m | 8:21AM0.98m | 8:48PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 48 | 64 | 86 | 111 | 116 | 131 | 334 | 326 | 300 | 207 | 171 | 120 | 86 | 59 | 206 | 856 | 273 | 323 | 295 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 79 | 74 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 91 | 87 | 191 | 162 | 209 | 20 | 313 | — | — | — | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | — | 42 | 2 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 111 | 167 | — | — | 12 | 283 | 621 | 655 | 559 | 416 | 403 | 316 | — | 195 | 844 | 1163 | 1157 | 1072 | 660 | 394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 180 | 150 | 180 | 143 | 143 | 97 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 97 | 173 | 197 | 205 | 179 | 216 | 283 | 127 |
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