Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.4
SW
3
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
9
4
7
10
15
29
43
43
61
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
N
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM2.09m
11:53PM2.02m
12:30PM2.04m
00:45AM1.93m
1:27PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.27m
6:12AM0.14m
6:43PM0.35m
7:06AM0.21m
7:42PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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7:29
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Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
13
11
11
9
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