Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NW
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
39
22
19
19
12
12
12
19
26
19
18
33
17
26
51
69
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:56AM1.86m
1:43PM1.86m
1:59AM1.80m
2:51PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.45m
7:21AM0.30m
7:55PM0.51m
8:25AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
11
13
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
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