Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
7
2.3
N
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
617
994
1194
643
515
412
368
286
245
245
218
218
191
202
249
257
280
295
288
281
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
10
W
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
0
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15PM1.88m
4:29AM1.84m
5:21PM1.96m
5:36AM1.89m
6:21PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.30m
10:27PM0.50m
10:55AM0.25m
11:35PM0.43m
11:57AM0.17m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
3
8
14
4
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
13
14
11
11
10
13
13
14
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
10
9
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