Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.2°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
4
3
6
5
20
20
20
20
20
19
17
17
146
167
172
196
208
244
233
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:17PM2.13m
00:34AM1.93m
1:15PM2.06m
1:35AM1.84m
2:17PM1.99m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.30m
6:52AM0.17m
7:35PM0.36m
7:52AM0.27m
8:40PM0.40m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
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