Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
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
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
23
23
22
23
30
31
25
15
17
16
16
16
15
16
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
W
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:24AM1.87m
11:40PM1.99m
12:11PM1.85m
00:25AM1.94m
1:02PM1.83m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.26m
5:30PM0.34m
6:02AM0.27m
6:16PM0.40m
6:49AM0.28m
7:09PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
2
0
3
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
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