Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.4°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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (11 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
3 PM
6 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
0
N
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM1.87m
4:01PM1.79m
4:12AM1.91m
4:59PM1.90m
5:10AM1.96m
5:56PM2.01m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.51m
9:44AM0.32m
10:05PM0.48m
10:39AM0.24m
11:06PM0.43m
11:35AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
16
29
29
30
32
33
35
37
39
39
39
39
25
22
21
19
18
16
15
9
8
7
7
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
5
4
4
4
2
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
1
1
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
51
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
44
28
44
44
28
28
30
30
30
30
30
28
30
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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