Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
2
5
3
3
4
6
7
13
19
20
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
0
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05PM1.84m
6:23AM1.77m
6:45PM1.94m
7:06AM1.88m
7:24PM2.02m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.44m
00:19AM0.44m
12:31PM0.36m
1:00AM0.32m
1:13PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
12
10
5
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
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