Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is

16.2° C

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).
	Thu 30					Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NE 17	NE 17	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	12	15	39	54	91	173	91	78	85	61	63	54	45	47	46	43	42	41	41	40	39
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	N	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	off
High Tide	8:00AM1.80m				8:33PM1.97m				8:41AM1.84m					9:10PM2.02m				9:21AM1.86m
Low Tide			2:12PM0.27m				2:44AM0.40m				2:52PM0.24m					3:23AM0.35m				3:30PM0.23m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	9	11	6
Temp °C	14	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	13
Feels °C	12	11	10	10	10	7	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	10	10	11	8	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	N 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	E 11	N 5	NNW 5	NW 5
kJ	115	113	111	111	109	109	83	78	85	61	63	54	45	35	30	24	18	61	14	11	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 6	NNE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNW 6	E 11	NE 16	NE 16
kJ	8	6	6	6	6	5	26	31	71	70	71	71	71	70	62	62	61	12	61	40	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	W 18	W 18	NE 19	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NE 17	NE 17	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	6	2	3	6	6	15	78	73	21	20	20	22	19	47	46	43	42	41	41	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	WNW 6	W 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	—	—	—	NE 3	E 11	E 4
kJ	12	15	39	54	91	173	91	6	10	14	7	11	3	1	1	—	—	—	9	192	50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Marsden Point Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	5
Distance (km)	7	124	124	136	360	151	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	38	7	48	247	136
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki bar	Ngunguru Bar		Marsden Point	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Henderson Bay	The Bluff-North Side		Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	5		5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Weld Road Taranaki	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	3	4	2	1	2	8	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Arrawarra Australia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6

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