Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
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)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
62
60
99
81
83
87
90
76
76
74
71
73
58
45
45
31
28
23
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
0
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM2.24m
8:25AM2.08m
8:54PM2.27m
9:14AM2.09m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.14m
2:37PM0.01m
3:12AM0.09m
3:25PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
11
10
10
12
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
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