Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C

1.3°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
456
380
308
303
338
338
332
292
286
208
204
178
175
171
120
113
113
88
75
67
54
53
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:25PM2.27m
10:43AM2.02m
11:18PM2.22m
11:39AM1.95m
00:10AM2.14m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.17m
4:56PM0.05m
5:38AM0.20m
5:49PM0.15m
6:32AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
414
456
380
308
303
338
338
332
292
286
208
204
178
175
171
120
113
113
88
75
67
54
53
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
NW
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
9
20
18
16
8
8
9
8
8
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
13
6
12
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
7
1
7
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
6
3
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
15
7
15
7
7
0
0
15
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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