Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NW
2
0.6
WNW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2
W
6
1.6
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.5
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
15
1.5
WNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
7
29
73
138
231
255
206
330
384
257
156
117
83
130
130
64
56
153
62
31
33
30
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM1.70m
3:45PM1.69m
3:52AM1.65m
4:42PM1.69m
4:48AM1.64m
5:37PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.47m
9:50PM0.68m
10:15AM0.49m
10:48PM0.68m
11:09AM0.48m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
14
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
8
10
11
8
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
7
9
7
8
7
7
7
6
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