Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 15 | NNE 13 | ENE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.84m | 2:30PM1.91m | 2:51AM1.77m | 3:39PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.48m | 9:12AM0.35m | 10:00PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | NE 18 | NE 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 303 | 451 | 537 | 491 | 403 | 311 | 303 | 290 | 358 | 454 | 502 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 242 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
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