Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 6PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
9
2
WSW
8
2.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
7
3
WNW
8
2.2
W
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
8
3
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1405
978
1059
989
757
600
474
743
200
215
262
857
650
1004
928
1352
1001
551
878
1176
1050
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:42AM2.85m
11:57PM2.83m
12:22PM2.88m
00:41AM2.80m
1:06PM2.85m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.58m
6:13AM0.55m
6:37PM0.62m
6:58AM0.62m
7:24PM0.71m
light rain
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clear
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cloud
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6:16
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6:13
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 mm
3
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
12
16
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
8
11
10
8
6
5
5
8
8
8
7
5
4
6
6
10
8
6
5
4
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