Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
NE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
5
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:27PM1.78m
6:31AM1.70m
7:12PM1.85m
7:17AM1.75m
7:54PM1.92m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.60m
12:48PM0.38m
1:21AM0.54m
1:31PM0.32m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
9
8
9
10
10
9
11
11
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
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