Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
4
2
2
3
0
0
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:06PM1.79m
6:10AM1.72m
6:52PM1.83m
6:56AM1.75m
7:35PM1.88m
7:40AM1.77m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.59m
12:28PM0.37m
00:59AM0.56m
1:12PM0.34m
1:44AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.1
N
13
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
191
191
229
260
250
245
255
250
245
255
318
318
370
363
410
4
735
632
541
520
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
680
541
659
831
838
586
627
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
20
10
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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