
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 12PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | SW 17 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 433 | 804 | 691 | 1016 | 885 | 1633 | 1303 | 1216 | 1021 | 829 | 422 | 355 | 418 | 461 | 500 | 639 | 437 | 470 | 346 | 387 | 273 | 252 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29AM2.52m | 3:04PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.39m | 4:25PM2.36m | 5:07AM2.32m | 6:03PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM1.02m | 9:31PM1.14m | 9:57AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.22m | 11:25AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
89 | 168 | 326 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 909 | 787 | 736 | 633 | 539 | 355 | 355 | 418 | 232 | 227 | 259 | 207 | 187 | 149 | 183 | 229 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
34 | 57 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 77 | 107 | 178 | — | 4 | 14 | 412 | 412 | 385 | 437 | 470 | 346 | 346 | 273 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — |
210 | 433 | 804 | 691 | 1016 | 885 | 1633 | 1303 | 1216 | 1021 | 829 | 422 | 308 | 258 | 461 | 500 | 639 | 414 | 337 | 328 | 387 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 150 | 150 | 188 | 188 | 175 | 175 | 271 | 153 | 124 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 153 | 19 | 150 | 150 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 19 |
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