Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3913
3792
3448
3049
2581
2090
1871
1592
1470
1020
800
614
509
459
399
350
307
300
235
206
176
152
120
118
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM1.82m
9:19PM1.95m
9:24AM1.80m
9:59PM1.94m
10:05AM1.77m
10:40PM1.91m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.46m
2:57PM0.27m
3:28AM0.46m
3:37PM0.29m
4:10AM0.48m
4:18PM0.31m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
17
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
13
15
13
12
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
3913
3792
3448
3049
2581
2090
1871
1592
1470
1020
800
614
509
459
399
350
307
300
235
206
176
152
120
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.4
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
31
55
55
55
30
213
149
57
25
26
15
25
25
25
23
22
21
21
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
4
26
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WNW
7
0.3
W
3
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
6
9
41
2
14
14
6
15
24
40
44
51
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
15
15
15
15
30
42
7
7
7
15
19
19
7
7
7
7
7
42
124
124
124
124
136
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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