Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
97
129
164
167
178
178
183
189
194
178
188
188
211
223
284
329
381
381
364
383
352
296
296
245
245
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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-on
High Tide
1:35AM1.84m
2:17PM1.99m
2:43AM1.77m
3:21PM1.94m
3:52AM1.75m
4:25PM1.92m
5:00AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.27m
8:40PM0.40m
8:57AM0.34m
9:46PM0.41m
10:04AM0.39m
10:51PM0.37m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
17
17
15
16
14
15
15
14
16
16
18
19
19
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