Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
NW
21
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
6
5
6
10
16
46
72
103
128
68
66
39
31
24
14
18
15
17
7
13
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
5:47AM1.95m
6:35PM2.09m
6:48AM2.00m
7:31PM2.19m
7:45AM2.05m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.40m
12:11PM0.11m
00:48AM0.32m
1:08PM0.04m
1:46AM0.23m
2:03PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
14
13
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