Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
7
4
3
3
8
9
9
10
17
16
16
10
9
9
4
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM1.92m
00:27AM2.02m
12:59PM1.84m
1:14AM1.90m
1:52PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.29m
6:48AM0.26m
7:03PM0.42m
7:37AM0.34m
7:56PM0.54m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
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