Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
535
528
470
448
169
140
140
103
82
28
24
24
17
16
9
9
9
21
35
39
39
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:02PM1.88m
4:22AM1.79m
5:08PM1.95m
5:28AM1.85m
6:06PM2.04m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.34m
10:20PM0.50m
10:43AM0.30m
11:26PM0.41m
11:45AM0.23m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
6
5
7
8
7
8
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
12
11
10
8
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