Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
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 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 158 | 96 | 66 | 185 | 258 | 304 | 546 | 357 | 295 | 235 | 432 | 376 | 376 | 367 | 251 | 196 | 160 | 82 | 40 | 22 | 43 | 51 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.52m | 1:55AM2.62m | 2:23PM2.47m | 2:39AM2.56m | 3:10PM2.43m | 3:27AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.95m | 7:50PM0.96m | 8:19AM0.96m | 8:34PM1.02m | 9:03AM0.98m | 9:23PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 212 | 158 | 96 | 66 | 185 | 258 | 304 | 546 | 136 | 232 | 206 | 149 | 125 | 376 | 367 | 251 | 196 | 160 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 51 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 42 | 25 | 39 | 35 | — | 40 | 357 | 295 | 170 | 432 | 376 | 89 | 66 | 49 | 65 | 47 | 82 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 17 | NW 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 235 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | E 2 | E 2 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SSW 4 | — | ESE 2 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 150 | 171 | 171 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
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