Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.04m | 00:45AM1.93m | 1:27PM1.97m | 1:44AM1.84m | 2:30PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.35m | 7:06AM0.21m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 13 | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | N 9 | E 18 | N 12 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | E 19 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | W 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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