Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
17
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
12
16
17
9
5
5
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
6
4
12
12
11
10
11
12
14
12
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM2.08m
9:16PM2.29m
9:33AM2.08m
10:05PM2.28m
10:25AM2.05m
10:53PM2.23m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.17m
2:55PM-0.03m
3:33AM0.12m
3:46PM-0.01m
4:23AM0.12m
4:35PM0.06m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
14
13
10
11
12
10
10
9
11
12
10
9
10
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