Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
58
45
46
39
40
40
43
38
40
38
39
42
47
48
50
59
58
56
56
59
61
61
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:28AM2.08m
9:40PM2.05m
10:09AM2.08m
10:19PM1.99m
10:48AM2.04m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.10m
3:37PM0.24m
3:54AM0.11m
4:17PM0.28m
4:33AM0.16m
4:58PM0.33m
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
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20
18
16
16
16
16
17
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18
16
16
16
16
17
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17
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
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