
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
354 | 302 | 319 | 249 | 375 | 343 | 338 | 230 | 184 | 154 | 114 | 109 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.06m | 6:37AM1.96m | 7:16PM2.16m | 7:33AM2.03m | 8:07PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.09m | 1:33AM0.22m | 1:48PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | W 20 | W 19 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
354 | 302 | 319 | 249 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 230 | 184 | 154 | 114 | 109 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | W 21 | — | W 20 | — | — | W 19 | W 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
3 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | W 21 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 32 | 375 | 343 | 338 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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