Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.82m | 3:41AM1.88m | 4:33PM1.89m | 4:45AM1.90m | 5:35PM1.99m | 5:47AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.50m | 10:09AM0.25m | 10:42PM0.47m | 11:11AM0.19m | 11:46PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 137 | 137 | 143 | 140 | 137 | 140 | 131 | 131 | 133 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 147 | 115 | 108 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NW 18 | NW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | N 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 242 |
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