Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
W
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.4
NNW
8
0.7
SW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
32
67
60
76
62
38
27
18
7
12
15
23
50
43
31
19
17
9
11
6
6
5
6
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:35AM2.21m
10:47PM2.08m
11:24AM2.18m
11:39PM2.02m
12:17PM2.13m
Low Tide
4:17AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.19m
5:05AM0.02m
5:39PM0.24m
5:56AM0.09m
6:34PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:53
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
12
13
13
12
11
7
7
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
11
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Karikari Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest