Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
545
865
723
480
298
207
102
58
43
18
10
14
5
5
16
14
5
5
12
25
10
10
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
25
N
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM1.93m
12:38PM1.74m
00:56AM1.90m
1:30PM1.75m
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.37m
6:43PM0.44m
7:21AM0.35m
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
10
13
9
8
7
8
8
7
9
8
8
8
7
6
8
9
8
8
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.9
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
80
77
53
53
480
298
207
102
58
43
70
88
86
83
80
78
83
82
83
86
85
108
108
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
70
70
71
46
54
57
56
53
52
51
18
10
10
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
25
2
10
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
E
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
21
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
12
5
5
14
5
5
5
5
5
5
12
3
10
2
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
635
545
865
723
2
8
12
21
30
31
36
34
31
20
16
14
6
2
4
4
8
12
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
107
151
50
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
15
15
44
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
9
5
5
7
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
9
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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