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: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.5°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (10 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
0
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM1.66m
2:23AM1.84m
3:01PM1.71m
3:16AM1.87m
4:01PM1.79m
4:12AM1.91m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.51m
8:50AM0.40m
9:05PM0.51m
9:44AM0.32m
10:05PM0.48m
10:39AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
11
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
5
6
6
6
6
5
10
9
19
20
17
18
20
19
19
20
21
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
17
0.1
SW
4
0.1
NW
17
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
3
11
1
12
2
2
2
2
2
10
5
5
4
4
4
2
6
6
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
17
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
12
2
12
12
11
11
10
2
1
1
4
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
11
10
6
3
3
2
2
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
6
5
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
4
3
Distance (km)
44
44
44
44
44
28
28
28
28
44
28
44
44
44
44
35
35
35
30
28
30
28
30
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Karikari Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest