Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Surf Forecasts:

Karikari Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NNW swell with 1,266 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Karikari Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Karikari Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Karikari Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 9s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Tue 7th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 9s
Best Surf12PM (Tue 7th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 9s
Most Powerful 9AM (Tue 7th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Karikari Beach over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
21
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
361
500
1103
1266
470
95
20
9
20
15
10
42
14
12
6
5
3
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
45
NNW
25
NNE
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:32PM1.95m
11:51AM1.75m
00:12AM1.93m
12:38PM1.74m
00:56AM1.90m
1:30PM1.75m
1:45AM1.88m
2:28PM1.77m
2:41AM1.87m
3:29PM1.82m
3:41AM1.88m
4:33PM1.89m
4:45AM1.90m
5:35PM1.99m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.39m
5:57PM0.39m
6:34AM0.37m
6:43PM0.44m
7:21AM0.35m
7:34PM0.48m
8:13AM0.33m
8:32PM0.51m
9:09AM0.30m
9:36PM0.50m
10:09AM0.25m
10:42PM0.47m
11:11AM0.19m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:31
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—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
 mm
11
2
2
12
8
3
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
9
10
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
10
7
7
8
9
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
2.4
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.1
NW
19
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
177
108
104
83
900
470
95
99
86
108
80
106
106
14
140
163
85
52
56
51
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
N
10
—
—
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
21
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
18
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
—
2
—
—
53
54
53
20
9
5
12
2
42
3
12
3
3
3
3
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.4
NW
17
0.2
WNW
18
0.1
NW
17
0.3
SE
5
—
0.1
NE
9
—
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
—
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
100
31
11
4
—
3
—
10
4
3
3
6
5
—
6
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
—
1
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
ESE
10
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
—
—
Energy kJ
414
361
500
1103
1266
—
30
22
34
20
15
4
7
189
4
6
4
2
1
—
—
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The above surf forecast table for Karikari Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Karikari Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Karikari Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Karikari Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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