Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 202 | 245 | 254 | 387 | 332 | 212 | 194 | 96 | 66 | 185 | 258 | 292 | 469 | 458 | 295 | 232 | 502 | 508 | 447 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:16AM2.68m | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | 2:23PM2.47m | 2:39AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.92m | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | 8:19AM0.96m | 8:34PM1.02m | 9:03AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 97 | 202 | 245 | 254 | 387 | 332 | 212 | 194 | 96 | 44 | 185 | 258 | 292 | 469 | 458 | 123 | 149 | 502 | 508 | 447 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 21 | NW 5 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | S 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 109 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 66 | 39 | 36 | — | — | 40 | 295 | 209 | 83 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 232 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | SE 2 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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