Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
17
14
10
9
9
9
35
39
39
40
20
19
29
53
54
53
53
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
N
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:08PM1.95m
5:28AM1.85m
6:06PM2.04m
6:27AM1.94m
6:58PM2.13m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.41m
11:45AM0.23m
00:24AM0.30m
12:40PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
11
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
6
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