Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
2
N
7
2.3
NNW
7
2.3
N
7
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
371
373
400
517
585
904
850
686
567
453
364
318
294
264
270
229
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
N
25
NW
5
WSW
5
N
0
NE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
W
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:21AM1.82m
4:15PM1.88m
4:29AM1.84m
5:21PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.53m
9:48AM0.30m
10:27PM0.50m
10:55AM0.25m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
6
10
16
6
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
15
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
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