Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.3°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karaka Street at 5PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
18
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
423
642
669
1074
1159
658
520
543
501
415
305
280
422
795
811
524
442
329
239
202
Wind (km/h)
5
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:16AM2.78m
10:34PM2.89m
10:55AM2.81m
11:12PM2.88m
11:32AM2.80m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.59m
4:47AM0.56m
5:04PM0.58m
5:26AM0.57m
5:42PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
9
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
5
5
7
7
8
10
10
8
7
5
4
3
6
10
11
11
10
8
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