Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2°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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
43
42
34
22
21
21
20
19
19
10
10
25
26
28
29
28
28
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:31PM2.07m
11:00AM1.99m
11:13PM2.01m
11:48AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.16m
5:08PM0.30m
5:34AM0.19m
5:57PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
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