
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.67m | 4:04AM1.54m | 4:40PM1.70m | 5:05AM1.59m | 5:31PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.67m | 10:14AM0.59m | 10:59PM0.60m | 11:11AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 25 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | W 3 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | — |
13 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 44 | 35 |
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