
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NE 9 | W 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SW 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM2.08m | 11:40AM2.09m | 11:53PM2.02m | 12:30PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.08m | 5:51PM0.27m | 6:12AM0.14m | 6:43PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | N 9 |
4 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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