Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
47
41
93
130
222
4
295
308
295
277
222
180
213
168
164
134
131
105
100
98
67
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15AM1.77m
5:50PM1.95m
6:18AM1.84m
6:45PM2.01m
7:13AM1.92m
7:34PM2.05m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.35m
00:12AM0.36m
12:29PM0.31m
1:06AM0.26m
1:23PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:34
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Temp °C
13
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
12
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
12
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