Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
69
64
59
47
47
30
29
29
28
25
25
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
NW
25
W
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:05AM1.59m
5:31PM1.76m
5:59AM1.68m
6:18PM1.84m
6:48AM1.79m
7:02PM1.93m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.60m
11:11AM0.55m
11:51PM0.50m
12:04PM0.49m
00:38AM0.38m
12:53PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
12
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
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