
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 76 | 154 | 275 | 617 | 614 | 502 | 315 | 270 | 192 | 248 | 179 | 125 | 45 | 74 | 34 | 24 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.84m | 3:10AM1.77m | 4:02PM1.88m | 4:22AM1.79m | 5:08PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.34m | 9:07PM0.53m | 9:35AM0.34m | 10:20PM0.50m | 10:43AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 315 | 270 | 192 | 248 | 179 | 125 | 43 | 74 | 34 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | — | NW 17 | W 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 |
7 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 76 | 154 | 275 | 617 | 614 | 502 | 40 | 38 | 112 | 87 | 64 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 573 | 573 | 580 | 573 | 558 | 375 | 572 | 207 | 38 | 116 | 49 | 35 | 152 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 44 |
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