Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
12
12
21
42
48
88
144
217
321
411
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43PM1.84m
6:52AM1.76m
7:23PM1.93m
7:35AM1.83m
8:01PM2.00m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.51m
1:04PM0.33m
1:35AM0.41m
1:45PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
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