Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C

1.0°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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)
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
509
453
383
323
858
876
853
809
630
404
257
153
79
45
33
22
14
13
14
31
26
12
11
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
5
E
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:51AM1.75m
00:12AM1.93m
12:38PM1.74m
00:56AM1.90m
1:30PM1.75m
1:45AM1.88m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.39m
6:34AM0.37m
6:43PM0.44m
7:21AM0.35m
7:34PM0.48m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
5
7
7
10
13
9
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.8
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
110
106
104
108
83
83
78
75
53
53
404
257
153
79
45
33
70
62
86
83
78
85
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
Energy kJ
140
77
65
65
69
70
69
47
54
56
55
53
52
51
22
14
9
5
5
5
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.1
W
5
0.2
E
12
0.3
W
4
0.1
NE
8
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
30
12
12
1
12
3
3
13
14
5
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
541
509
453
383
323
858
876
853
809
630
3
7
11
24
21
10
13
17
41
31
26
12
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
5
1
5
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
583
151
346
124
247
154
309
124
7
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
28
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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