Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
13
13
10
8
5
4
1
2
2
8
7
7
4
11
12
12
12
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:25PM2.26m
8:40AM2.08m
9:16PM2.29m
9:33AM2.08m
10:05PM2.28m
10:25AM2.05m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.17m
2:55PM-0.03m
3:33AM0.12m
3:46PM-0.01m
4:23AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
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