Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
412
324
294
273
232
226
237
268
419
398
339
354
338
326
375
375
389
299
322
282
177
229
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
0
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:29AM1.84m
5:21PM1.96m
5:36AM1.89m
6:21PM2.06m
6:37AM1.96m
7:16PM2.16m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.25m
11:35PM0.43m
11:57AM0.17m
00:37AM0.33m
12:55PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
10
10
12
13
14
11
10
9
8
9
9
11
10
9
11
10
10
12
12
14
16
17
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