
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 89 | 117 | 157 | 279 | 255 | 193 | 104 | 95 | 44 | 41 | 166 | 579 | 485 | 306 | 430 | 1374 | 1018 | 1858 | 1113 | 735 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21AM2.54m | 9:32PM2.69m | 9:57AM2.66m | 10:07PM2.78m | 10:31AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:47AM0.68m | 4:03PM0.65m | 4:22AM0.58m | 4:39PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | S 10 | W 8 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
91 | 89 | 33 | 31 | 198 | 163 | 141 | 104 | 85 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 276 | 203 | 6 | 2 | 617 | — | 1858 | 1113 | 735 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | — | W 16 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — |
— | — | 117 | 157 | 279 | 255 | 193 | — | 95 | 44 | 41 | 166 | 579 | 485 | 306 | 430 | 1374 | 1018 | 1529 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 19 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 99 | 99 |
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