Karekare Surf Break

Karekare 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.00° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karekare sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karekare at 8AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (11 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2151
1850
1688
1449
1329
998
975
969
1904
1507
1604
982
1010
1273
1273
1241
1147
1087
763
1230
1375
1650
1309
1393
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:57AM2.82m
6:35PM2.81m
7:02AM2.93m
7:38PM2.96m
8:03AM3.05m
8:36PM3.11m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.72m
00:58AM0.72m
1:29PM0.60m
1:59AM0.59m
2:26PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Energy kJ
2151
1850
1688
1449
1329
932
975
679
1904
1507
1604
982
1010
1273
1273
1241
1147
1087
763
1230
1375
1650
1309
1393
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.3
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
97
97
323
644
998
818
969
61
186
161
449
319
144
120
73
51
26
22
22
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
23
Energy kJ
45
480
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
9
26
57
123
173
194
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
6
0
6
6
6
6
95
95
6
129
132
172
185
95
48
35
0
0
6
6
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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