Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
19
26
26
16
16
15
15
18
19
40
113
237
389
229
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
15
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:30PM2.01m
11:00AM1.97m
11:11PM1.90m
11:43AM1.88m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.19m
5:07PM0.37m
5:26AM0.29m
5:51PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
 mm
1
1
12
10
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
7
8
9
5
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