Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
1.1
SW
5
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
73
46
49
46
45
44
44
43
43
49
45
23
18
28
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:58PM2.13m
7:19AM2.02m
7:45PM2.18m
8:07AM2.07m
8:28PM2.19m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.19m
1:31PM0.12m
2:02AM0.11m
2:17PM0.10m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
6
6
8
6
7
7
8
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