Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
154
136
109
103
96
84
82
65
65
64
101
83
83
106
90
76
76
74
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:16PM2.16m
7:33AM2.03m
8:07PM2.24m
8:25AM2.08m
8:54PM2.27m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.22m
1:48PM0.03m
2:24AM0.14m
2:37PM0.01m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
19
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
15
14
14
15
13
13
14
15
14
14
12
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