Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 491 | 358 | 510 | 503 | 880 | 781 | 781 | 905 | 1097 | 1317 | 1380 | 1238 | 1294 | 1608 | 2013 | 1953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.85m | 11:34AM2.77m | 11:46PM2.86m | 12:08PM2.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:41PM0.64m | 6:03AM0.63m | 6:18PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 251 | 56 | 472 | 418 | 78 | 102 | 42 | 66 | 65 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 2 | 51 | 49 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 371 | 491 | 358 | 510 | 503 | 880 | 781 | 781 | 905 | 1097 | 1317 | 1380 | 1238 | 1294 | 1608 | 2013 | 1953 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 172 | 175 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 175 | 260 | 175 | 155 | 172 |
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