Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
8
0.9
SW
15
2.4
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
1.8
WNW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.6
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
909
942
773
599
360
548
607
729
627
449
470
413
346
273
418
270
243
206
366
124
193
176
192
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
5
N
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:37AM2.39m
4:25PM2.36m
5:07AM2.32m
6:03PM2.38m
6:34AM2.36m
7:19PM2.50m
Low Tide
9:57AM1.15m
10:50PM1.22m
11:25AM1.21m
00:20AM1.19m
12:55PM1.13m
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6:37
6:35
6:33
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
8
1
5
6
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
12
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
7
9
12
12
9
9
11
12
12
10
12
10
6
7
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