Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 208 | 311 | 292 | 593 | 478 | 343 | 278 | 149 | 105 | 62 | 64 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.60m | 3:24AM2.47m | 4:01PM2.47m | 4:42AM2.36m | 5:26PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:21PM1.00m | 9:43AM1.03m | 10:29PM1.12m | 10:54AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 181 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 302 | 268 | 225 | 173 | 149 | 105 | 62 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 310 | 208 | 311 | 292 | 593 | 478 | 343 | 278 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 150 | 161 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 54 | 145 | 145 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 131 | 127 | 26 |
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