Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 74 | 103 | 124 | 101 | 52 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.94m | 12:41PM1.90m | 00:56AM1.86m | 1:43PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.24m | 6:52PM0.45m | 7:21AM0.30m | 7:55PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 52 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 17 | W 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 11 | NW 11 | WNW 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 66 | 74 | 103 | 124 | 101 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 536 | 561 | 561 | 69 | 69 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 587 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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