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Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.0° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
276
431
417
390
286
382
345
280
218
168
93
81
93
115
121
131
163
151
212
210
201
207
193
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:05AM2.03m
9:12PM1.93m
9:44AM2.03m
9:51PM1.90m
10:24AM2.01m
10:31PM1.86m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.35m
3:26AM0.18m
3:54PM0.37m
4:04AM0.21m
4:34PM0.40m
4:44AM0.25m
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clear
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6:16
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 mm
2
2
4
2
1
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
18
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
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