Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
5
3
3
2
4
5
13
20
21
14
19
21
39
59
83
145
197
223
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:23AM1.77m
6:45PM1.94m
7:06AM1.88m
7:24PM2.02m
7:47AM1.97m
8:03PM2.08m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.36m
1:00AM0.32m
1:13PM0.29m
1:40AM0.21m
1:55PM0.23m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:24
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Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
12
Feels °C
8
10
7
7
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
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