Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
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)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
103
89
87
67
67
67
66
66
66
51
52
52
52
54
58
62
61
59
59
58
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:13AM1.92m
7:34PM2.05m
8:02AM2.00m
8:18PM2.08m
8:46AM2.06m
9:00PM2.07m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.26m
1:53AM0.18m
2:11PM0.23m
2:36AM0.12m
2:55PM0.22m
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
17
16
17
16
15
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