
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- 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 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | WNW 5 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.85m | 6:06PM2.04m | 6:27AM1.94m | 6:58PM2.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.41m | 11:45AM0.23m | 00:24AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 5 |
7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 53 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 5 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NE 16 | — | WNW 6 | NE 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 14 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 39 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 3 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 136 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 136 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
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