Karikari Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Karikari Beach

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
9
2.2
NNW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
693
589
572
437
542
408
328
235
204
166
119
99
67
67
51
52
29
27
11
11
10
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:21PM1.89m
11:30AM1.69m
00:03AM1.86m
12:17PM1.66m
00:46AM1.84m
1:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.51m
5:41PM0.40m
6:21AM0.51m
6:26PM0.45m
7:08AM0.50m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
10
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
1.4
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.2
N
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
9
226
9
140
117
235
204
166
119
99
67
67
51
33
29
27
9
11
3
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
2
9
9
84
72
41
31
25
25
31
32
52
28
16
11
8
7
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NW
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
9
9
23
21
8
7
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
10
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.6
NW
9
2.2
NNW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
693
589
572
437
542
408
328
5
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
209
116
116
136
136
7
7
7
7
7
19
7
19
19
19
19
28
44
44
44
44
580
142
580
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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