Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.5
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
W
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
58
56
56
59
61
61
63
133
223
480
256
149
253
129
247
136
98
60
36
36
38
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM2.04m
10:58PM1.92m
11:29AM1.98m
11:38PM1.84m
12:11PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.16m
4:58PM0.33m
5:11AM0.23m
5:38PM0.41m
5:51AM0.31m
6:21PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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7:38
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2
4
1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
16
14
13
13
11
9
7
8
7
6
5
6
7
7
9
10
8
7
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