Karikari Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Karikari Beach

Issued: 11 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.7°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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
730
614
509
459
399
314
307
241
235
179
179
152
131
156
205
273
390
568
904
1393
1325
593
660
680
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:24AM1.80m
9:59PM1.94m
10:05AM1.77m
10:40PM1.91m
10:47AM1.73m
11:21PM1.89m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.29m
4:10AM0.48m
4:18PM0.31m
4:52AM0.50m
4:59PM0.35m
5:36AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
3
14
8
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
1.8
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
730
614
509
459
399
314
307
241
235
179
179
152
129
123
118
11
10
8
8
9
9
427
178
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
91
44
23
21
19
25
25
25
23
22
21
21
9
9
11
2
2
4
4
3
9
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
26
26
25
26
26
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
11
4
3
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
N
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
6
9
9
4
19
31
17
46
74
80
126
131
156
205
273
390
568
904
1393
1325
593
660
680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
19
7
7
7
7
7
7
124
124
124
124
124
136
136
342
561
573
573
573
136
207
116
136
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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