Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 43 | 26 | 22 | 37 | 77 | 104 | 102 | 89 | 106 | 229 | 278 | 284 | 252 | 238 | 254 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 225 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM2.38m | 9:11PM2.52m | 9:44AM2.51m | 9:52PM2.63m | 10:24AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.91m | 3:32AM0.79m | 3:51PM0.78m | 4:11AM0.66m | 4:31PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 4 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 43 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 77 | 104 | 10 | 38 | 86 | 60 | 59 | 284 | 252 | 33 | 254 | 48 | 69 | 93 | 91 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 102 | 89 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 18 | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 31 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 7 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 9 | 35 | 78 | 106 | 229 | 278 | 3 | 3 | 238 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 225 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 127 | 154 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 19 | 153 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 19 |
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