Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
20
20
46
101
128
132
135
102
43
42
78
73
93
202
227
210
188
121
221
203
199
165
164
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM1.74m
4:48PM1.90m
5:15AM1.77m
5:50PM1.95m
6:18AM1.84m
6:45PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
11:29AM0.35m
00:12AM0.36m
12:29PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:54
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
11
11
12
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
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