Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
0.8
NE
8
1.8
W
5
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
0.4
NE
8
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
23
45
106
170
216
168
321
276
192
124
84
174
176
79
18
37
32
28
31
50
48
46
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.88m
11:54PM1.79m
12:30PM1.78m
00:41AM1.68m
1:23PM1.70m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.29m
5:51PM0.48m
6:10AM0.39m
6:38PM0.59m
6:58AM0.49m
7:32PM0.67m
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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light rain
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
5
5
2
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
11
9
11
9
10
11
10
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
10
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