Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
1.9
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
531
574
515
555
507
248
260
154
103
43
40
24
22
17
16
10
9
9
9
35
39
39
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10AM1.77m
4:02PM1.88m
4:22AM1.79m
5:08PM1.95m
5:28AM1.85m
6:06PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.34m
10:20PM0.50m
10:43AM0.30m
11:26PM0.41m
11:45AM0.23m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
11
9
9
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
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