Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.5
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.4
NW
15
1.3
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
73
129
129
60
65
238
167
68
73
49
33
24
17
16
11
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM1.69m
4:48AM1.64m
5:37PM1.72m
5:42AM1.66m
6:27PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.68m
11:09AM0.48m
11:44PM0.66m
12:00PM0.43m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
4
3
6
7
8
6
7
8
7
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
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