Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
4
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
11
24
54
48
39
21
17
9
9
6
6
6
6
7
20
20
20
20
20
19
17
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24AM2.18m
11:39PM2.02m
12:17PM2.13m
00:34AM1.93m
1:15PM2.06m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.02m
5:39PM0.24m
5:56AM0.09m
6:34PM0.30m
6:52AM0.17m
7:35PM0.36m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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6:26
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6:24
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7:53
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Temp °C
14
13
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
13
11
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