Karaka Street Surf Break

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Karaka Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
365
240
185
110
86
84
62
87
78
81
87
68
37
35
34
34
32
30
15
15
15
17
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM2.48m
4:13PM2.35m
4:40AM2.38m
5:12PM2.29m
5:41AM2.32m
Low Tide
9:28PM1.04m
10:02AM1.03m
10:25PM1.13m
10:58AM1.09m
11:27PM1.19m
12:01PM1.12m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
6
6
8
10
7
8
9
8
8
9
11
14
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
78
365
240
185
110
86
84
62
57
39
37
24
23
22
22
13
12
11
30
15
15
15
17
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
186
10
25
27
15
7
4
1
87
78
81
87
68
37
35
34
34
32
11
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
10
3
10
10
9
9
8
16
9
9
10
19
8
8
10
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
20
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
143
54
0
26
54
46
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
26
24
154
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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