
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karekare today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karekare at 12PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karekare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1010 | 1010 | 899 | 798 | 1887 | 2002 | 2084 | 2234 | 2178 | 1997 | 1716 | 1279 | 1057 | 1057 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 362 | 559 | 1066 | 3004 | 2262 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07AM2.96m | 10:26PM3.11m | 10:51AM3.09m | 11:10PM3.18m | 11:35AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.32m | 4:21PM0.28m | 4:45AM0.19m | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:28AM0.14m | 5:49PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
1010 | 1010 | 899 | 722 | 1887 | 2002 | 2084 | 2234 | 2178 | 1997 | 1716 | 1279 | 1057 | 1057 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 362 | 351 | 669 | 3004 | 2262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 |
418 | 553 | 651 | 798 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 17 | 9 | 9 | 126 | 124 | 51 | 109 | 108 | 171 | — | — | 405 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 20 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 6 | 3 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 111 | 88 | 203 | 332 | 559 | 1066 | — | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 236 | 236 | 317 | 236 | 236 | 147 | 0 | 35 | 147 | 319 | 335 | 335 | 90 | 86 | 122 | 127 | 135 | 477 | 90 | 152 | 49 | 49 |
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