Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
36
35
34
33
33
33
33
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
25
23
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:47PM2.04m
10:01AM1.87m
10:23PM2.04m
10:41AM1.87m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.30m
4:09PM0.25m
4:40AM0.28m
4:48PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
3
4
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
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