Karaka Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.94° S 174.98° E

Karaka Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karaka Street sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.4° 

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


Karaka Street surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 1,230 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Karaka Street this week:

The surf forecast for Karaka Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Karaka Street in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Wed 9th Sep)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf 9PM (Sun 13th Sep)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Most Powerful 9PM (Sat 12th Sep)8ft (2.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Karaka Street over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
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0
0
0
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2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.3
SW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
SW
12
2.4
W
8
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
SW
8
0.8
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
391
166
91
40
34
32
25
32
39
22
710
147
335
441
968
722
871
889
1132
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WSW
25
SSE
15
W
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:34AM2.36m
7:19PM2.50m
7:45AM2.46m
8:18PM2.64m
8:43AM2.59m
9:08PM2.77m
9:32AM2.70m
9:53PM2.86m
10:16AM2.78m
10:34PM2.89m
10:55AM2.81m
11:12PM2.88m
Low Tide
00:20AM1.19m
12:55PM1.13m
1:36AM1.05m
2:03PM0.97m
2:34AM0.88m
2:57PM0.80m
3:23AM0.72m
3:43PM0.67m
4:06AM0.62m
4:25PM0.59m
4:47AM0.56m
5:04PM0.58m
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6:33
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6:31
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6:28
6:26
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6:01
6:02
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6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
36
20
8
6
5
6
3
Temp °C
14
8
7
8
11
11
9
12
13
11
15
11
9
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12
12
12
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12
Feels °C
10
0
0
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8
8
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9
4
11
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3
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8
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Information about the Karaka Street Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Karaka Street provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Karaka Street can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Karaka Street surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Karaka Street) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Karaka Street may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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