Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
10
10
8
4
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
SSW
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM1.68m
5:14AM1.62m
5:58PM1.76m
6:06AM1.68m
6:43PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.53m
11:15PM0.68m
11:31AM0.48m
00:07AM0.60m
12:20PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
13
13
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
10
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
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