Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
40
20
19
29
53
54
53
53
73
46
49
46
45
44
44
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:06PM2.04m
6:27AM1.94m
6:58PM2.13m
7:19AM2.02m
7:45PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.30m
12:40PM0.16m
1:16AM0.19m
1:31PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
4
6
5
4
4
6
6
6
7
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