Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
6
1
4
4
4
0
4
0
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
0
2
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:34AM1.95m
11:48PM1.97m
12:21PM1.86m
00:33AM1.84m
1:10PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.33m
6:07AM0.27m
6:26PM0.45m
6:52AM0.37m
7:15PM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
10
12
9
9
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