Karikari Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
180
261
150
83
63
52
41
34
22
46
43
42
41
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
N
10
NE
25
E
30
ESE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:33PM1.97m
8:41AM1.84m
9:10PM2.02m
9:21AM1.86m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.40m
2:52PM0.24m
3:23AM0.35m
3:30PM0.23m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
7
2
4
3
5
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
9
11
9
11
6
5
5
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