Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (14 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
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)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
6
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
14
13
26
40
26
73
70
90
107
148
145
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:51PM2.12m
7:03AM2.06m
7:46PM2.21m
7:59AM2.09m
8:39PM2.27m
8:53AM2.10m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.28m
1:24PM-0.01m
1:59AM0.22m
2:18PM-0.05m
2:55AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
11
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
14
13
26
40
26
73
70
90
107
148
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
5
4
4
6
4
9
9
21
20
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
6
2
5
5
5
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
48
69
48
30
48
30
44
356
44
44
44
7
7
7
7
7
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
4
4
8
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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