Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 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 Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
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
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
16
16
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
26
27
25
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM1.59m
2:43PM1.68m
3:00AM1.54m
3:42PM1.67m
4:04AM1.54m
4:40PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.55m
8:59PM0.68m
9:13AM0.59m
10:00PM0.67m
10:14AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
12
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
12
10
10
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