Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
2
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
1.6
W
6
1.6
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.5
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.4
NW
15
1.2
WNW
4
1.7
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
226
329
407
154
123
88
77
129
127
60
55
187
82
54
45
33
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM1.65m
4:42PM1.69m
4:48AM1.64m
5:37PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.68m
10:15AM0.49m
10:48PM0.68m
11:09AM0.48m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
8
2
2
3
3
3
3
5
7
8
6
7
8
8
9
7
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