Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
22
21
21
20
19
19
10
10
25
26
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
32
66
74
52
58
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:00AM1.99m
11:13PM2.01m
11:48AM1.95m
00:01AM1.94m
12:41PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.16m
5:08PM0.30m
5:34AM0.19m
5:57PM0.37m
6:24AM0.24m
6:52PM0.45m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
14
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