Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
21
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
5
8
13
18
12
11
11
11
26
17
15
15
14
13
12
12
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
2:41AM1.87m
3:29PM1.82m
3:41AM1.88m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
9:09AM0.30m
9:36PM0.50m
10:09AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
9
6
4
5
5
6
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
10
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