
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 7 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 87 | 66 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.90m | 1:30PM1.75m | 1:45AM1.88m | 2:28PM1.77m | 2:41AM1.87m | 3:29PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:21AM0.35m | 7:34PM0.48m | 8:13AM0.33m | 8:32PM0.51m | 9:09AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
172 | 87 | 66 | 31 | 70 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 86 | 112 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 40 | 180 | 179 | 173 | 186 | 140 | 173 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | ESE 10 | NW 12 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | W 5 | NW 17 | E 12 | E 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | NW 21 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 478 | 536 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
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