Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
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)
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
10
9
21
21
8
10
15
42
95
187
332
420
355
373
420
478
348
320
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01PM1.82m
2:15AM1.84m
3:06PM1.83m
3:21AM1.82m
4:15PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.30m
8:09PM0.51m
8:43AM0.31m
9:16PM0.53m
9:48AM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
3
7
8
6
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
11
10
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