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Karikari Beach

Te Hiku Community, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 6 s, heading toward SE, with strong cross-shore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.4 m

6 s

Wind

38 km/h

ENE

Cross-shore

Tide

0.7 m

Falling

Weather

15 °C

Light drizzle

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 6 s	SSE	33 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.6 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	31 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	E Onshore	1.7 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	36 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 15 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	35 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.6 m	Overcast · 15 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	37 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.3 m	Partly cloudy · 16 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	36 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 15 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	36 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 15 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	38 km/h · 60 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.7 m	Light drizzle · 15 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	35 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.6 m	Light drizzle · 16 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	36 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	0.7 m	Light drizzle · 16 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 6 s	SE	36 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 16 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SE	38 km/h · 65 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 17 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SE	38 km/h · 65 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 17 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SE	38 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 17 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	36 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 16 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SSE	33 km/h · 62 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 16 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	SE	32 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Partly cloudy · 16 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ESE	30 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 15 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	E	25 km/h · 49 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	1.1 m	Clear · 14 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ENE	21 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.9 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ENE	19 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 13 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ENE	19 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 13 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ENE	18 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	NNE Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 13 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	ENE	14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts	NE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C