Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
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
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
1299
1412
1682
1682
1594
1387
1125
933
793
658
569
446
370
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
10
W
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:43PM1.60m
1:22AM1.75m
1:39PM1.58m
2:14AM1.75m
2:39PM1.59m
3:08AM1.78m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.61m
6:56PM0.51m
7:41AM0.61m
7:50PM0.54m
8:37AM0.58m
8:46PM0.54m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
10
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
1100
1299
1412
1682
1682
1594
1387
1125
933
793
658
569
446
370
297
247
242
198
188
143
138
133
130
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
153
9
9
67
47
57
22
14
7
7
14
14
14
37
7
7
11
4
4
4
11
11
12
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
10
12
31
31
9
34
32
12
12
4
6
14
13
12
5
11
11
11
4
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
110
85
56
10
15
13
23
29
28
16
6
6
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
19
28
19
28
28
28
28
19
19
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
4
2
4
4
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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