Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
W
8
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
28
18
17
17
17
16
16
12
6
6
6
6
6
12
12
1
74
77
126
200
189
255
209
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
N
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:02AM2.04m
1:33PM1.81m
1:54AM1.93m
2:31PM1.76m
2:47AM1.84m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.27m
7:26AM0.29m
7:39PM0.39m
8:19AM0.34m
8:35PM0.49m
9:12AM0.38m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
5
8
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
16
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
12
11
9
9
12
11
9
9
10
12
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
1.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
36
28
18
7
4
17
16
16
12
6
6
6
6
6
12
12
5
5
77
72
109
19
3
209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
NW
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
13
0.6
NNW
5
Energy kJ
12
12
5
17
17
2
1
5
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
9
3
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
8
1
1
1
3
8
20
74
126
200
189
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
38
35
44
44
44
44
30
30
44
44
30
30
30
30
30
266
48
74
69
48
247
505
505
508
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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