Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karioitahi today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karioitahi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1286 | 1021 | 790 | 699 | 520 | 403 | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 82 | 73 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:12AM2.63m | 2:48PM2.52m | 3:12AM2.51m | 3:56PM2.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.59m | 8:35AM0.54m | 9:02PM0.71m | 9:36AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1286 | 1021 | 790 | 699 | 520 | 403 | 314 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 56 | 73 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | S 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 283 | 114 | 0 |
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