
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 133 | 223 | 480 | 256 | 149 | 253 | 129 | 247 | 136 | 98 | 60 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.04m | 10:58PM1.92m | 11:29AM1.98m | 11:38PM1.84m | 12:11PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:58PM0.33m | 5:11AM0.23m | 5:38PM0.41m | 5:51AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 38 | 256 | 149 | 37 | 88 | 24 | 61 | 98 | 60 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | W 15 | N 12 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 15 | ENE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 38 | 38 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | N 12 | W 16 | — | W 14 | — | N 12 | E 16 | N 12 | N 11 | W 17 | NW 16 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 133 | 223 | 480 | 19 | 28 | 253 | 129 | 247 | 136 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 28 | 35 | 573 | 152 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 353 | 674 | 35 | 585 | 152 | 136 | 402 | 356 | 162 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 404 |
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