
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 414 | 791 | 573 | 361 | 423 | 500 | 450 | 664 | 1103 | 1189 | 1076 | 1266 | 708 | 470 | 295 | 177 | 95 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.95m | 11:51AM1.75m | 00:12AM1.93m | 12:38PM1.74m | 00:56AM1.90m | 1:30PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.39m | 5:57PM0.39m | 6:34AM0.37m | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:21AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
223 | 177 | 141 | 141 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 900 | 708 | 470 | 295 | 177 | 95 | 42 | 51 | 99 | 123 | 86 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 78 | — | — | 94 | 137 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 12 | SE 5 | NE 8 | — | NW 12 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
138 | 414 | 791 | 573 | 361 | 423 | 500 | 450 | 664 | 1103 | 1189 | 1076 | 1266 | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 474 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 304 | 151 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 288 | 290 | 19 |
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