Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.79m | 6:10AM1.72m | 6:52PM1.83m | 6:56AM1.75m | 7:35PM1.88m | 7:40AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.59m | 12:28PM0.37m | 00:59AM0.56m | 1:12PM0.34m | 1:44AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | N 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 191 | 229 | 260 | 250 | 245 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 255 | 318 | 318 | 370 | 363 | 410 | — | — | 4 | 735 | 632 | 541 | 520 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 680 | 541 | 659 | 831 | — | — | — | 838 | 586 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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