Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 18 | NE 10 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 310 | 178 | 91 | 214 | 202 | 215 | 206 | 82 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.98m | 11:38PM1.84m | 12:11PM1.90m | 00:21AM1.75m | 12:56PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.41m | 5:51AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.50m | 6:34AM0.40m | 7:08PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 310 | 178 | 73 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 82 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 70 | 25 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | N 18 | N 17 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | E 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | W 17 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 13 | N 18 | NE 13 | W 6 | N 17 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 595 | 16 | 26 | 91 | 214 | 202 | 215 | 206 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 116 | 152 | 227 | 59 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 426 | 297 | 193 | 172 | 162 | 15 | 235 | 7 | 19 |
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