Karioitahi Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.28° S 174.65° E

Karioitahi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karioitahi sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Karioitahi at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
319
324
240
167
167
167
144
82
73
47
88
87
85
85
94
119
142
174
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48PM2.52m
3:12AM2.51m
3:56PM2.47m
4:25AM2.43m
5:13PM2.49m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.71m
9:36AM0.64m
10:13PM0.78m
10:49AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
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