Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
74
45
45
45
43
41
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:54PM2.27m
9:14AM2.09m
9:39PM2.25m
10:02AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.09m
3:25PM0.04m
3:57AM0.08m
4:10PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
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