Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
39
39
40
20
19
29
53
54
53
53
73
46
49
46
45
44
44
43
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:06PM2.04m
6:27AM1.94m
6:58PM2.13m
7:19AM2.02m
7:45PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.30m
12:40PM0.16m
1:16AM0.19m
1:31PM0.12m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
9
11
10
10
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
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