Karikari Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Karikari Beach

Issued: 11 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
371
300
246
204
144
103
81
67
52
52
29
28
27
18
11
11
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.69m
00:03AM1.86m
12:17PM1.66m
00:46AM1.84m
1:08PM1.65m
1:33AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.40m
6:21AM0.51m
6:26PM0.45m
7:08AM0.50m
7:14PM0.49m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
9
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
169
140
117
246
204
144
103
81
67
52
52
24
19
12
18
11
8
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
86
74
41
31
23
25
32
32
29
28
27
11
8
11
4
7
7
6
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
N
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
3
9
9
23
21
13
7
9
9
9
9
4
8
5
7
6
2
2
12
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
239
371
300
7
4
2
2
3
4
4
2
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
8
6
6
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
9
6
Distance (km)
15
7
7
7
7
15
19
19
19
19
19
28
28
44
45
561
561
580
586
505
505
440
404
404
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
3
2
1
2
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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