Karitane Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.64° S 170.68° E

Karitane Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karitane Point at 5PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
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)
2.5
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
799
687
531
431
307
202
120
86
86
67
64
47
46
46
45
40
30
16
10
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
W
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
15
NW
20
NW
30
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.75m
3:21AM1.68m
3:44PM1.74m
3:59AM1.69m
4:23PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.20m
9:16PM0.26m
9:30AM0.19m
9:56PM0.25m
10:12AM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
12
14
11
10
9
8
8
8
12
13
11
9
9
8
7
9
8
8
5
4
Feels °C
7
10
10
6
8
7
4
5
5
7
9
7
4
3
4
1
3
-2
-2
-4
-3
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