
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 9AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
684 | 405 | 293 | 130 | 198 | 262 | 262 | 359 | 562 | 319 | 163 | 159 | 260 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 254 | 254 | 251 | 201 | 155 | 153 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.19m | 7:30PM2.32m | 7:56AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.41m | 8:55PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM1.27m | 1:19PM1.19m | 1:53AM1.12m | 2:10PM1.04m | 2:35AM0.96m | 2:51PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | W 5 | W 5 |
357 | 199 | 143 | 31 | 198 | 262 | 262 | 274 | 475 | 319 | 129 | 99 | 111 | 61 | 61 | 70 | 254 | 254 | 251 | 201 | 58 | 21 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
54 | 52 | 31 | 8 | 31 | 145 | 99 | 42 | 85 | 84 | 163 | 147 | 260 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 54 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 155 | 153 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 9 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
3 | 12 | 11 | — | 7 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 112 | 159 | 4 | 88 | 84 | 65 | 78 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
684 | 405 | 293 | 130 | 69 | — | — | 359 | 562 | 27 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 37 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 180 | 54 | 19 | 54 | 172 | 176 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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