Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
138
98
39
22
19
19
18
18
18
19
26
19
18
18
17
19
44
57
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:56AM1.86m
1:43PM1.86m
1:59AM1.80m
2:51PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.45m
7:21AM0.30m
7:55PM0.51m
8:25AM0.34m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
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