Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
14
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
28
28
27
26
25
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
16
12
30
30
30
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
W
25
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
20
W
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:21AM1.75m
12:56PM1.81m
1:07AM1.66m
1:47PM1.73m
2:00AM1.59m
2:43PM1.68m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.40m
7:08PM0.58m
7:22AM0.48m
8:00PM0.65m
8:15AM0.55m
8:59PM0.68m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
10
9
10
8
9
9
9
11
14
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
12
10
10
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