
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
118 | 177 | 176 | 166 | 273 | 187 | 108 | 104 | 120 | 86 | 60 | 41 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.79m | 12:30PM1.78m | 00:41AM1.68m | 1:23PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.39m | 6:38PM0.59m | 6:58AM0.49m | 7:32PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
22 | 14 | 176 | 166 | 13 | 187 | 45 | 93 | 120 | 86 | 60 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 10 | ENE 12 | NW 13 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 104 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | WNW 14 | ENE 12 | NW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | N 8 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 42 | 23 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
118 | 177 | — | — | 273 | — | 108 | — | 6 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 118 | 536 | 536 |
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