Karitane Point surf break

Karitane Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Karitane Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Karitane Point sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karitane Point today?

The current surf forecast for Karitane Point at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
1.1
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)11101010109913913812121212121111111111111514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)730592443371301202164166125117162104103136981346138372121214341
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
NE
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00------5:59-----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------12-----------
Temp. °C1114141311109810141512109991012131110988
Feels °C (?)91112128765711107531102433444
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