Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.47m | 8:05AM2.40m | 8:31PM2.51m | 9:02AM2.47m | 9:21PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM1.08m | 1:53AM0.99m | 2:19PM1.01m | 2:49AM0.90m | 3:13PM0.92m | 3:36AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | WNW 3 | S 9 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 99 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 97 | 127 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 97 | 97 | 110 | 143 | 99 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 24 |
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