Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
19
0.6
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
6
5
6
7
10
31
50
92
134
123
77
47
30
37
17
15
10
17
12
12
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:47AM1.95m
6:35PM2.09m
6:48AM2.00m
7:31PM2.19m
7:45AM2.05m
8:25PM2.26m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.11m
00:48AM0.32m
1:08PM0.04m
1:46AM0.23m
2:03PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
15
13
13
13
13
14
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