Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 168 | 117 | 99 | 70 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:31PM2.66m | 8:55AM2.62m | 9:23PM2.81m | 9:48AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.97m | 2:46AM0.90m | 3:11PM0.81m | 3:38AM0.75m | 4:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 137 | 117 | 99 | 70 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | W 6 | — | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 187 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 119 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 0 |
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