
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 148 | 256 | 286 | 297 | 543 | 400 | 302 | 650 | 579 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.73m | 12:23PM2.60m | 00:38AM2.71m | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.88m | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:31PM0.89m | 6:56AM0.94m | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 84 | 256 | 286 | 297 | 543 | 400 | 302 | 284 | 279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 94 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | W 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 650 | 579 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 54 | 127 | 7 | 127 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 179 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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