Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
1
WNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NE
17
0.6
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
19
11
21
40
73
117
167
193
82
54
96
57
33
23
47
32
15
42
41
5
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:00AM1.80m
8:33PM1.97m
8:41AM1.84m
9:10PM2.02m
9:21AM1.86m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.47m
2:12PM0.27m
2:44AM0.40m
2:52PM0.24m
3:23AM0.35m
3:30PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
9
1
5
8
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
5
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