Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
1.8
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
284
172
87
64
31
21
10
13
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
10
10
26
17
15
15
14
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.90m
1:30PM1.75m
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
2:41AM1.87m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.44m
7:21AM0.35m
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
9:09AM0.30m
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
7
7
8
7
7
8
10
8
7
9
9
7
7
9
9
10
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
446
284
172
87
64
31
53
86
123
90
86
112
83
83
85
85
85
83
82
184
163
146
143
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
Energy kJ
54
57
56
53
52
51
21
10
13
8
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
26
2
15
15
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
5
0.2
E
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
SE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
12
12
12
1
12
3
3
3
5
5
5
2
5
3
10
10
17
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
4
12
12
16
23
22
13
12
16
13
10
6
6
3
2
7
30
47
28
19
16
10
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
28
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
28
7
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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