Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 54 | 94 | 160 | 252 | 116 | 83 | 97 | 52 | 44 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.97m | 8:41AM1.84m | 9:10PM2.02m | 9:21AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.24m | 3:23AM0.35m | 3:30PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 78 | 116 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 44 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 22 | 15 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 19 | NE 19 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 71 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 54 | 94 | 160 | 252 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 31 | 8 | 55 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 136 | 356 | 151 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 50 | 19 |
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