Karitane Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.64° S 170.68° E

Karitane Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Karitane Point today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karitane Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
NE
9
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
81
76
66
83
86
86
62
57
44
44
54
52
62
73
86
91
12
190
0
0
0
303
436
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
S
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:23AM1.75m
5:43PM1.64m
6:09AM1.69m
6:30PM1.57m
6:58AM1.63m
7:20PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.23m
11:38AM0.30m
11:55PM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
00:44AM0.38m
1:20PM0.45m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:48
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6:46
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6:43
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7:59
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8:00
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8:01
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 mm
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1
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5
3
3
1
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1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
17
20
21
13
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
13
12
10
13
16
17
10
7
7
7
5
4
6
6
6
7
5
4
3
2
0
1
0
2
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