Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
10
10
4
7
7
11
17
34
61
63
140
185
187
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:34AM1.92m
7:46PM2.01m
8:18AM2.03m
8:29PM2.07m
9:02AM2.13m
9:13PM2.11m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.25m
1:40PM0.33m
2:04AM0.14m
2:26PM0.26m
2:47AM0.05m
3:11PM0.21m
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clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:30
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7:49
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2
1
7
6
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
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