Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
25
21
21
21
20
19
26
26
16
16
15
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:35AM2.09m
9:50PM2.10m
10:17AM2.05m
10:30PM2.01m
11:00AM1.97m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.07m
3:44PM0.18m
4:06AM0.12m
4:25PM0.27m
4:46AM0.19m
5:07PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
13
14
12
12
11
10
11
10
12
13
11
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
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