Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
N
9
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
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
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
194
200
222
229
235
282
340
223
463
427
398
364
329
291
264
264
216
193
193
193
193
173
173
178
173
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.77m
3:21PM1.94m
3:52AM1.75m
4:25PM1.92m
5:00AM1.77m
5:24PM1.92m
6:00AM1.83m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.34m
9:46PM0.41m
10:04AM0.39m
10:51PM0.37m
11:09AM0.41m
11:49PM0.32m
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Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
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