Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is

16.5° C

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Evening (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	9 AM	12 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 5	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	5	2	2	2	8	4	6	5	7	10	16	46	92	129	139	159	82	66	30	37	16	16	15	10
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide		5:35PM1.99m				5:47AM1.95m					6:35PM2.09m				6:48AM2.00m				7:31PM2.19m				7:45AM2.05m
Low Tide				11:46PM0.40m					12:11PM0.11m				00:48AM0.32m				1:08PM0.04m				1:46AM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	15
Feels °C	12	13	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	10	11	11	10	11	13	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 4	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 5
kJ	88	48	33	33	32	60	40	26	25	25	2	19	7	8	8	111	82	66	30	37	16	16	15	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	N 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	NE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 5	ESE 10	NW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	14	13	8	8	2	12	12	12	12	6	5	11	4	4	10	10	10	10	9	6	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 10	NE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	2	2	2	2	4	6	5	6	5	10	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	4	9	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	7	10	16	46	92	129	139	159	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	38	30	30	48	30	30	30	136	124	136	136	136	136	136	162	7	7	7	28	30	30	30	30	48
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Whananaki Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Forestry	Taupo Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Waipapakauri Beach	Te Paki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Scott Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5
Header Global	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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