Karekare Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.00° S 174.48° E

Karekare 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karekare sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.9
NW
7
2.3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
W
13
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
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
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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7
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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
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