Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 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) - 8ft (2.4m), 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) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 6s 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 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
138
275
604
646
477
528
528
287
322
179
62
74
43
32
34
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM1.77m
4:02PM1.88m
4:22AM1.79m
5:08PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.53m
9:35AM0.34m
10:20PM0.50m
10:43AM0.30m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
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