Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 68 | 91 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 102 | 167 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 74 | 228 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.71m | 12:38PM2.74m | 00:53AM2.64m | 1:12PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.70m | 6:33AM0.67m | 6:51PM0.78m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:27PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 46 | 127 | 147 | 145 | 102 | 38 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 79 | 74 | 88 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 68 | 91 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 57 | 16 | 38 | 43 | 167 | — | — | 51 | 51 | 62 | 228 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 150 | 150 | 193 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 19 | 19 |
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