Karekare surf break

Karekare surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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Karekare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Karekare sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karekare today?

The current surf forecast for Karekare at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
2
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
802
643
528
476
484
395
359
359
515
998
1631
1982
2258
2053
2250
1858
1422
1401
1198
1014
876
691
597
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:30AM2.82m
6:05PM2.71m
6:39AM2.87m
7:12PM2.82m
7:39AM2.97m
8:07PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.89m
00:25AM0.89m
1:06PM0.79m
1:29AM0.78m
2:01PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
886
802
643
528
476
484
395
359
359
359
998
1631
1982
2258
2053
2250
1858
1422
1401
1198
1014
876
691
597
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
8
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
17
16
31
54
57
84
37
37
92
255
218
223
147
13
31
30
55
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
9
18
12
9
38
26
25
12
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
2
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
2
SSW
8
1.7
SW
8
Energy kJ
94
118
276
515
587
502
335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
129
90
90
90
132
96
95
147
6
6
6
6
6
0
0
6
6
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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