Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
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
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
10
10
15
12
7
11
25
54
109
119
115
146
240
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:46PM2.01m
8:18AM2.03m
8:29PM2.07m
9:02AM2.13m
9:13PM2.11m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.14m
2:26PM0.26m
2:47AM0.05m
3:11PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:30
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7:47
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7:49
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3
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
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