Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
12
8
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:14AM1.62m
5:58PM1.76m
6:06AM1.68m
6:43PM1.84m
6:52AM1.76m
7:23PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.48m
00:07AM0.60m
12:20PM0.40m
00:54AM0.51m
1:04PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
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