Karikari Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Karikari Beach

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2
NNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
241
211
179
179
152
129
120
154
248
467
700
1075
1340
595
573
571
653
363
573
461
292
251
196
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:05AM1.77m
10:40PM1.91m
10:47AM1.73m
11:21PM1.89m
11:30AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.48m
4:18PM0.31m
4:52AM0.50m
4:59PM0.35m
5:36AM0.51m
5:41PM0.40m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
 mm
1
1
6
4
15
9
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
12
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
1.4
N
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
1.6
NNW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
307
241
211
179
179
152
129
120
102
95
11
8
84
9
285
238
173
9
241
9
9
292
251
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Energy kJ
25
25
23
22
21
21
9
9
11
2
2
8
3
9
9
9
3
9
3
3
9
68
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
11
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2
NNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
24
16
46
66
80
90
84
95
154
248
467
700
1075
1340
595
573
571
653
363
573
461
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
15
124
124
124
124
124
124
136
323
375
573
573
639
558
136
116
136
136
136
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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