Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 116 | 272 | 389 | 217 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.05m | 10:30PM2.01m | 11:00AM1.97m | 11:11PM1.90m | 11:43AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.27m | 4:46AM0.19m | 5:07PM0.37m | 5:26AM0.29m | 5:51PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 217 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 116 | 272 | 389 | 9 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 561 | 561 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 561 | 561 | 207 | 19 | 19 |
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