Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karekare today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karekare at 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karekare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 800 | 814 | 878 | 835 | 807 | 837 | 808 | 1390 | 5468 | 2230 | 13456 | 14262 | 14232 | 13144 | 13183 | 13067 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:49PM3.08m | 9:14AM3.02m | 9:37PM3.23m | 10:00AM3.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.27m | 3:31PM0.24m | 3:58AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 745 | 800 | 814 | 878 | 785 | 807 | 837 | 392 | 1390 | 1567 | 2123 | 3463 | — | 14232 | 13144 | 13183 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 480 | 475 | 441 | 553 | 835 | 637 | 608 | 808 | 777 | — | 2230 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 142 | 259 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 102 | 648 | 5468 | 1609 | 13456 | 14262 | — | — | — | 13067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 129 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 49 | 49 | 86 | 49 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 123 | 86 | 90 |
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