Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
132
139
102
26
47
41
93
130
222
217
315
334
321
242
172
168
208
168
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:48PM1.90m
5:15AM1.77m
5:50PM1.95m
6:18AM1.84m
6:45PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.44m
11:29AM0.35m
00:12AM0.36m
12:29PM0.31m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
13
15
14
14
15
15
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