Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 PM
6 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
87
66
31
21
10
13
5
5
13
11
9
7
5
10
10
2
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.90m
1:30PM1.75m
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
2:41AM1.87m
3:29PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.44m
7:21AM0.35m
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
9:09AM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
Feels °C
6
8
7
7
7
10
8
7
9
7
7
7
8
10
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
E
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
172
87
66
31
70
95
93
90
86
112
83
82
83
85
86
85
40
180
179
173
186
140
173
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
Energy kJ
56
53
52
51
21
10
13
5
5
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
82
5
15
15
14
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
17
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
12
1
11
12
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
2
17
2
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
13
13
15
18
21
15
14
13
12
13
11
9
7
4
5
23
12
31
30
28
22
8
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
28
19
19
7
19
478
536
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Karikari Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest