Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WSW 4 | NE 10 | SW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.25m | 10:02AM2.08m | 10:23PM2.19m | 10:48AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.08m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:41AM0.11m | 4:55PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
36 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 54 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 176 | 173 | 211 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 |
42 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | E 9 |
2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
17 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 474 | 479 | 478 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
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