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Karitane Point surf break

Karitane Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
 (Which is 3.5°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 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)7877810910111110101034444444576
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1091827731252413911119495111210691096710
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
S
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.52
11:04PM
1.51
11:27AM
1.49
12:01AM
1.51
12:21PM
1.48
12:52AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.39
5:09AM
0.46
5:33PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.49
6:22PM
0.44
6:52AM
0.49
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset---9:27-------9:27-------9:25----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232219171211111113151816131110101415161514141414
Feels °C (?)151411114333581213108881112131314131313
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