Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
41
41
40
39
36
35
34
33
33
33
33
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
25
23
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:21AM1.86m
9:47PM2.04m
10:01AM1.87m
10:23PM2.04m
10:41AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.23m
4:02AM0.30m
4:09PM0.25m
4:40AM0.28m
4:48PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
4
3
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
9
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
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