
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.93m | 7:34AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | 8:18AM2.03m | 8:29PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.25m | 1:40PM0.33m | 2:04AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 3 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 561 | 69 | 69 | 424 | 478 |
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