Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
W
4
1
WNW
5
0.9
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
92
138
287
298
194
128
105
79
77
58
40
31
28
19
19
45
40
83
74
92
117
113
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02AM2.13m
9:13PM2.11m
9:47AM2.19m
9:59PM2.12m
10:35AM2.21m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.05m
3:11PM0.21m
3:31AM-0.00m
3:58PM0.18m
4:17AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.19m
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clear
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clear
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6:30
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7:51
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
14
13
12
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
14
14
11
11
10
10
13
12
11
11
9
10
10
9
11
11
11
12
11
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