Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 270 | 618 | 533 | 302 | 167 | 115 | 116 | 94 | 78 | 79 | 59 | 96 | 157 | 147 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:58AM2.81m | 11:24PM2.96m | 11:49AM2.80m | 00:14AM2.93m | 12:41PM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.65m | 5:12PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.65m | 6:01PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.70m | 6:51PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 101 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 29 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 302 | 167 | 115 | 116 | 94 | 78 | 79 | 59 | 22 | 157 | 147 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | — | S 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 55 | 70 | 51 | 36 | 44 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 9 | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 4 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 6 | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 270 | 618 | 533 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 96 | — | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 153 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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