Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 11 | W 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 137 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.72m | 5:42AM1.66m | 6:27PM1.78m | 6:31AM1.70m | 7:12PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.48m | 11:44PM0.66m | 12:00PM0.43m | 00:35AM0.60m | 12:48PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 102 | 98 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 135 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 133 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | ESE 5 | WNW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NW 11 | SE 6 | W 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 40 | 69 | 103 | 100 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SE 2 |
| kJ | 175 | 137 | 21 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 |
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