Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
32
60
74
103
150
112
49
22
19
19
18
18
18
25
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM1.94m
12:41PM1.90m
00:56AM1.86m
1:43PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.24m
6:52PM0.45m
7:21AM0.30m
7:55PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
11
11
12
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