Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	359	378	388	355	324	299	270	264	239	239	216	193	198	177	173	153	157	177	163	90	76	73	80	102	116	171
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	3:52AM1.75m					4:25PM1.92m				5:00AM1.77m				5:24PM1.92m				6:00AM1.83m				6:18PM1.93m				6:54AM1.89m
Low Tide				10:04AM0.39m				10:51PM0.37m				11:09AM0.41m				11:49PM0.32m				12:08PM0.40m				00:40AM0.26m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	1	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	2	1	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	13	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	ENE 9
kJ	11	378	388	355	324	299	270	264	239	239	216	193	198	177	173	153	157	177	2	90	76	73	76	102	116	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	WNW 9	N 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15
kJ	4	3	11	11	11	10	9	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	17	8	2	66	50	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 17	N 13	N 10	WNW 9	N 10	N 15	NW 7	N 15	N 12
kJ	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	2	8	2	4	12	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	—	NW 7	N 7
kJ	359	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	163	35	50	55	80	—	12	171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	30	42	42	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	48	53	48	30	30	20	30	30	247	245	242	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Matauri Bay	The Bluff-South Side	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Matauri Bay	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach				Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	3	3	1	2	2				2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8

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