Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
70
55
58
77
77
63
45
45
44
43
42
34
22
21
21
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51PM2.09m
10:16AM2.00m
10:31PM2.07m
11:00AM1.99m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.15m
4:24PM0.24m
4:50AM0.16m
5:08PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
10
11
11
10
11
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