
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (09 Sep):
- 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 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.04m | 6:27AM1.94m | 6:58PM2.13m | 7:19AM2.02m | 7:45PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.16m | 1:16AM0.19m | 1:31PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
9 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 53 | 54 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NE 16 | NNW 5 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 14 |
35 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 21 | 73 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NW 5 | NE 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 |
2 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
12 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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