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Karikari Beach Surf Forecast
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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 131 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 125 | 151 | 175 | 239 | 309 | 374 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 1.76 | 5:56PM 1.93 | 6:16AM 1.82 | 6:44PM 1.98 | 7:04AM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:19PM 0.48 | 11:36AM 0.35 | 12:14AM 0.40 | 12:28PM 0.31 | 1:01AM 0.32 | 1:14PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Continuing clean conditions at Karikari Beach (calm at Tokerau Beach wx 6 km from Karikari Beach). 0.9m 6s windswell from the NNW with a 0.3m 10s swell from the WNW and a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 47 min ago
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