Karikari Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Northland, New Zealand)

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Karikari Beach Surf Guide

Karikari Beach in Northland is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the south with some shelter here from north winds. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Karikari Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Karikari Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Karikari Beach occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Karikari Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Karikari Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in February while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 94% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

94%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Karikari Beach Location Map

Interactive Karikari Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Karikari Beach is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Karikari Beach is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 67 km (42 miles) away.

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Karikari Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 13:14 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Karikari Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Karikari Beach, 0 km from Karikari Beach.

Next High Water: 12:32am | 1.77m

Next Low Water: 06:08pm | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Karikari Beach Sea Temperature

The Karikari Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (19.3 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite