Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
26
19
19
33
17
24
41
83
138
275
643
567
535
408
300
245
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:59AM1.80m
2:51PM1.84m
3:10AM1.77m
4:02PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.51m
8:25AM0.34m
9:07PM0.53m
9:35AM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
12
12
12
9
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