Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 174.65° E

Karioitahi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karioitahi sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Karioitahi today (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1547
979
966
953
928
915
846
846
834
1512
1427
1427
1303
1072
1220
1203
1387
1349
1292
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
E
15
NE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:36AM2.54m
3:14PM2.57m
3:49AM2.37m
4:34PM2.48m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.56m
8:56AM0.59m
9:38PM0.72m
10:07AM0.74m
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:54
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6:54
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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2
4
6
2
2
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
9
9
10
12
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
6
4
4
5
8
10
9
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