Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
26
26
25
71
71
69
64
59
47
46
30
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
NW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.67m
4:04AM1.54m
4:40PM1.70m
5:05AM1.59m
5:31PM1.76m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.67m
10:14AM0.59m
10:59PM0.60m
11:11AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
15
17
16
14
13
12
11
12
15
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
11
9
11
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
12
10
9
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