Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
49
29
22
46
43
42
41
41
40
39
36
35
34
33
33
33
33
30
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10PM2.02m
9:21AM1.86m
9:47PM2.04m
10:01AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.35m
3:30PM0.23m
4:02AM0.30m
4:09PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
9
8
6
5
4
6
6
6
8
8
6
8
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