Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
101
128
132
139
102
26
51
24
103
124
6
4
232
277
289
212
203
168
165
164
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:48PM1.90m
5:15AM1.77m
5:50PM1.95m
6:18AM1.84m
6:45PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
11:29AM0.35m
00:12AM0.36m
12:29PM0.31m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
16
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