Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	51	66	86	115	147	175	192	198	189	189	194	206	188	188	211	269	359	418	429	388	355	316	291	270
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		1:35AM1.84m				2:17PM1.99m				2:43AM1.77m				3:21PM1.94m				3:52AM1.75m					4:25PM1.92m
Low Tide				7:52AM0.27m				8:40PM0.40m				8:57AM0.34m				9:46PM0.41m					10:04AM0.39m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	14	16	16	16	17	16	14	16	15	17	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	188	188	211	12	11	11	429	388	355	316	291	270
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	E 11	N 12	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	6	6	6	3	2	3	2	5	5	5	2	2	13	13	12	5	4	4	11	11	11	11	10	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	E 12	E 12	E 11	N 12	E 11	—	E 11	—	—	N 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	2	3	3	3	3	2	—	2	—	—	2	4	4	4	5	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	51	66	86	115	147	175	192	198	189	189	194	206	—	—	—	269	359	418	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	30	48	48	48	48	48	48	30	30	30	30	48	48	48	30	30	30	10	30	30	10	30	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Baylys Beach	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Te Paki Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Te Paki Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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