Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
25
15
18
16
17
16
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:40PM1.99m
12:11PM1.85m
00:25AM1.94m
1:02PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.27m
6:16PM0.40m
6:49AM0.28m
7:09PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
8
7
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
4
1
0
2
6
7
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
9
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