Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 71 | 81 | 62 | 65 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 336 | 319 | 276 | 222 | 193 | 177 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.91m | 2:51AM1.77m | 3:39PM1.88m | 4:04AM1.74m | 4:48PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.48m | 9:12AM0.35m | 10:00PM0.49m | 10:22AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | ENE 14 | NNE 12 | ENE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 81 | 62 | 65 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 177 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 14 | NNE 13 | ENE 14 | NNE 12 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 469 | 858 | 686 | 620 | 524 | 411 | 341 | 295 | 271 | 287 | 396 | 397 | 336 | 319 | 276 | 222 | 193 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 66 | 136 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
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