Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
25
19
1
7
9
18
29
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41AM1.88m
4:33PM1.89m
4:45AM1.90m
5:35PM1.99m
5:47AM1.95m
6:35PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.25m
10:42PM0.47m
11:11AM0.19m
11:46PM0.40m
12:11PM0.11m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:30
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
11
10
10
10
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