Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 2AM 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 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.5
NE
8
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
19
18
18
20
35
178
101
156
136
139
105
111
37
99
88
67
112
175
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:39PM1.88m
4:04AM1.74m
4:48PM1.90m
5:15AM1.77m
5:50PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.49m
10:22AM0.37m
11:10PM0.44m
11:29AM0.35m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:31
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
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