
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
446 | 284 | 172 | 87 | 64 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.90m | 1:30PM1.75m | 1:45AM1.88m | 2:28PM1.77m | 2:41AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:21AM0.35m | 7:34PM0.48m | 8:13AM0.33m | 8:32PM0.51m | 9:09AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
446 | 284 | 172 | 87 | 64 | 31 | 53 | 86 | 123 | 90 | 86 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 184 | 163 | 146 | 143 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 |
54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | W 5 | — | E 12 | W 11 | SE 5 | — | NE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NE 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 21 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 17 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
— | 4 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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