Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
4
7
7
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
NNW
0
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:10PM1.77m
1:21AM1.73m
2:04PM1.70m
2:14AM1.64m
3:04PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.37m
7:15PM0.57m
7:41AM0.46m
8:10PM0.66m
8:36AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
6
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
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