
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.95m | 5:28AM1.85m | 6:06PM2.04m | 6:27AM1.94m | 6:58PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:45AM0.23m | 00:24AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
24 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 53 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NW 5 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
15 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 54 | 53 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 |
4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 31 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 44 | 44 | 136 | 69 | 30 | 136 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 116 | 7 | 19 |
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