Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
9
11
15
31
34
52
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:12PM1.85m
7:17AM1.75m
7:54PM1.92m
8:00AM1.80m
8:33PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.54m
1:31PM0.32m
2:04AM0.47m
2:12PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
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