Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.4
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.2
NW
7
0.9
N
6
1
W
7
1.3
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
40
39
40
42
47
48
50
59
58
56
56
60
61
61
63
117
156
270
139
64
112
84
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM2.08m
10:19PM1.99m
10:48AM2.04m
10:58PM1.92m
11:29AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.11m
4:17PM0.28m
4:33AM0.16m
4:58PM0.33m
5:11AM0.23m
5:38PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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6:45
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7:37
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7:38
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7:38
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1
2
8
3
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
12
11
7
9
6
6
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