Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
16
1.1
WNW
5
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
41
42
43
64
40
39
35
21
20
29
26
17
15
47
68
91
127
147
145
102
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM2.76m
11:46PM2.75m
12:05PM2.77m
00:20AM2.71m
12:38PM2.74m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.66m
5:58AM0.62m
6:16PM0.70m
6:33AM0.67m
6:51PM0.78m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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6:37
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6:37
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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 mm
1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
18
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
15
13
11
12
12
10
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
15
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