Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.7° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
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
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
13
11
11
12
7
11
11
27
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
2:41AM1.87m
3:29PM1.82m
3:41AM1.88m
4:33PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
9:09AM0.30m
9:36PM0.50m
10:09AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
9
7
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
11
11
10
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