Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Tue 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 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 561 | 619 | 398 | 277 | 196 | 128 | 70 | 63 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 63 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.79m | 1:52PM2.60m | 2:11AM2.64m | 2:36PM2.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.75m | 7:49AM0.78m | 8:03PM0.87m | 8:32AM0.89m | 8:49PM1.01m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 154 | 416 | 438 | 398 | 277 | 196 | 128 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 35 | 34 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 150 | 107 | 104 | 69 | 91 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 70 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 63 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 367 | 561 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 150 | 148 | 127 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 124 | 119 | 54 | 54 | 124 | 124 | 16 |
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