Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 45 | 32 | 70 | 69 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 60 | 900 | 1175 | 1546 | 1079 | 1463 | 1699 | 3271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.57m | 10:31PM2.71m | 10:52AM2.63m | 11:06PM2.77m | 11:26AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.96m | 4:25PM0.87m | 4:44AM0.89m | 4:59PM0.81m | 5:19AM0.83m | 5:33PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 380 | 602 | 731 | 44 | 41 | 132 | 1625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 70 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | 589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 55 | 47 | 7 | 62 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 900 | 1175 | 1546 | 1079 | 1463 | 1699 | 3271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 143 | 19 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 150 | 143 | 150 | 179 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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