Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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)
1.4
NNW
5
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
278
267
175
118
97
77
77
60
43
29
28
15
45
66
80
83
72
80
77
90
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02AM2.13m
9:13PM2.11m
9:47AM2.19m
9:59PM2.12m
10:35AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.21m
3:31AM-0.00m
3:58PM0.18m
4:17AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:28
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
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 mm
1
3
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
11
10
10
9
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
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