Karikari Beach Surf Break

Karikari Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 1 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, NNW swell with 255 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Karikari Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Karikari Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 3AM (Tue 7th Jul)6ft (1.8m) 6s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
WNW
4
1.7
NNW
6
0.5
NW
17
0.4
NW
8
1.1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
4
3
28
51
39
32
198
38
22
176
148
20
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NW
25
NW
5
WSW
15
NW
35
W
25
WNW
35
NNW
35
E
30
S
30
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:58PM1.95m
9:03AM1.80m
9:38PM1.97m
9:44AM1.80m
10:16PM1.97m
10:25AM1.78m
10:54PM1.96m
11:07AM1.76m
11:32PM1.95m
11:51AM1.75m
00:12AM1.93m
12:38PM1.74m
00:56AM1.90m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.28m
3:08AM0.46m
3:16PM0.27m
3:49AM0.44m
3:55PM0.27m
4:29AM0.42m
4:34PM0.30m
5:10AM0.41m
5:14PM0.34m
5:51AM0.39m
5:57PM0.39m
6:34AM0.37m
6:43PM0.44m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
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—
7:33
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—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:33
—
—
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—
5:24
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
 mm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
3
—
—
8
1
3
20
—
3
8
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
13
13
9
6
5
6
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
0.1
N
11
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.5
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
520
2
452
765
599
442
440
448
379
670
488
383
284
231
177
135
110
74
92
49
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
10
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
NW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.4
N
7
0.5
NW
16
0.8
NW
7
0.6
E
10
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
131
2
2
4
39
10
7
38
15
132
65
71
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
—
—
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
—
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
10
—
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
NW
17
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
2
—
—
2
2
—
—
2
4
3
4
2
—
3
3
18
19
30
148
20
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
—
—
1.9
E
11
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
—
0.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.7
NNW
6
2
ESE
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
757
476
—
—
850
—
—
—
—
—
28
51
—
32
198
26
22
176
293
34
55
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
2
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1
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Distance (km)
10
30
10
10
30
7
10
10
30
42
583
116
7
7
404
7
116
247
7
19
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
3
4
4
5
5
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7
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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9
7
5
7
5
6
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4
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9
7
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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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