Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karaka Street today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karaka Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 511 | 408 | 408 | 319 | 237 | 172 | 107 | 100 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 109 | 100 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.38m | 5:26AM2.44m | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:41AM2.46m | 7:38PM2.53m | 7:58AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM1.13m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:37AM1.11m | 1:11PM1.00m | 1:53AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 57 | 34 | 408 | 319 | 237 | 172 | 102 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 109 | 100 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 38 | 59 | 94 | 86 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 100 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 13 | W 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 589 | 511 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 216 | 225 | 216 | 129 | 129 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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