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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | ENE 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 10 | N 10 | |
10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 629 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.78m | 3:40PM1.65m | 4:00AM1.83m | 4:37PM1.75m | 4:52AM1.91m | 5:31PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.50m | 9:45PM0.52m | 10:26AM0.39m | 10:42PM0.46m | 11:17AM0.27m | 11:37PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
102 | 125 | 158 | 186 | 183 | 164 | 155 | 78 | 53 | 189 | 157 | 152 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — |
10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | — | N 10 | W 21 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 13 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | 152 | 57 | 144 | 399 | 523 | 629 | 623 | 493 | 386 | 334 | 323 | 432 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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