Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
103
82
28
25
24
17
14
10
9
9
9
35
39
39
40
20
21
29
53
54
53
53
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:22AM1.79m
5:08PM1.95m
5:28AM1.85m
6:06PM2.04m
6:27AM1.94m
6:58PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.30m
11:26PM0.41m
11:45AM0.23m
00:24AM0.30m
12:40PM0.16m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
12
9
9
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
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