Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 am 02 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.4
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.5
E
13
0.7
NNE
4
0.1
N
10
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
15
2
17
52
83
117
115
87
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM1.80m
9:38PM1.97m
9:44AM1.80m
10:16PM1.97m
10:25AM1.78m
10:54PM1.96m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.46m
3:16PM0.27m
3:49AM0.44m
3:55PM0.27m
4:29AM0.42m
4:34PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<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>
5:25
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.6
E
13
1.4
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
517
517
442
375
434
442
451
451
442
365
737
643
822
633
556
504
480
472
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
175
2
2
2
2
3
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
535
663
773
807
599
15
17
52
83
117
115
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
Distance (km)
19
10
19
30
30
30
15
7
10
15
7
10
10
10
30
30
30
30
69
426
573
573
136
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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