Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.4
NNW
8
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
NW
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
73
60
36
30
16
9
14
15
34
43
45
31
20
12
10
7
6
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:35AM2.21m
10:47PM2.08m
11:24AM2.18m
11:39PM2.02m
12:17PM2.13m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.19m
5:05AM0.02m
5:39PM0.24m
5:56AM0.09m
6:34PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
11
12
13
12
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