Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.8
WNW
7
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.9
WNW
7
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.5
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
2.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
51
53
106
316
491
478
376
302
213
91
171
60
94
79
89
169
256
645
652
921
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:41PM2.67m
00:56AM2.59m
1:16PM2.57m
1:32AM2.46m
1:55PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.71m
6:55PM0.85m
7:15AM0.83m
7:34PM0.99m
7:52AM0.97m
8:18PM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
9
1
Temp °C
11
15
14
12
10
9
9
10
12
15
14
14
11
10
11
12
13
15
9
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
9
7
6
5
5
6
7
10
9
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
4
4
3
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