Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.4° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
329
329
299
299
264
216
216
193
198
198
182
177
157
117
182
117
92
78
75
134
158
80
114
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NW
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:25PM1.92m
5:00AM1.77m
5:24PM1.92m
6:00AM1.83m
6:18PM1.93m
6:54AM1.89m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.39m
10:51PM0.37m
11:09AM0.41m
11:49PM0.32m
12:08PM0.40m
00:40AM0.26m
rain showers
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thunderstorm
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7:58
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
15
16
15
16
15
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