Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 293 | 141 | 335 | 331 | 157 | 245 | 212 | 216 | 320 | 531 | 977 | 1723 | 1245 | 1845 | 1700 | 1501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM2.15m | 6:05PM2.19m | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:17PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM1.35m | 11:28AM1.31m | 00:26AM1.35m | 12:55PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 131 | 141 | 163 | 187 | 8 | 123 | 91 | 79 | 107 | 223 | 368 | 614 | 29 | 13 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 200 | 293 | 1 | 335 | 331 | 157 | 245 | 212 | 216 | 320 | 531 | 977 | 1723 | 1245 | 1845 | 1700 | 1501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 150 | 148 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 175 | 175 | 188 |
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