Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
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)
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
12
12
20
31
35
78
159
272
299
316
382
468
464
434
568
672
547
454
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.93m
7:35AM1.83m
8:01PM2.00m
8:15AM1.90m
8:38PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.41m
1:45PM0.27m
2:14AM0.31m
2:24PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
3
5
4
6
6
4
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
17
11
8
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