Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
N
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
8
10
12
51
119
200
308
327
345
574
675
672
475
367
337
299
266
227
196
163
168
172
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:15AM1.84m
3:06PM1.83m
3:21AM1.82m
4:15PM1.88m
4:29AM1.84m
5:21PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.31m
9:16PM0.53m
9:48AM0.30m
10:27PM0.50m
10:55AM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
5
4
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
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