Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
73
71
77
83
65
65
39
40
39
49
44
27
18
18
20
426
385
310
228
167
36
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
15
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44AM1.84m
2:30PM1.91m
2:51AM1.77m
3:39PM1.88m
4:04AM1.74m
4:48PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.30m
8:49PM0.48m
9:12AM0.35m
10:00PM0.49m
10:22AM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
11
6
5
6
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
11
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