Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
N
6
1
NE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1
NNE
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.4
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
239
216
193
193
198
177
173
173
153
157
165
113
88
75
104
83
198
168
196
202
143
99
163
135
110
65
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM1.77m
5:24PM1.92m
6:00AM1.83m
6:18PM1.93m
6:54AM1.89m
7:06PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.37m
11:09AM0.41m
11:49PM0.32m
12:08PM0.40m
00:40AM0.26m
1:01PM0.39m
1:26AM0.21m
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2
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6
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Temp °C
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
13
14
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