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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 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
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 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 10 | W 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.75m | 4:52AM1.91m | 5:31PM1.87m | 5:44AM1.99m | 6:23PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.39m | 10:42PM0.46m | 11:17AM0.27m | 11:37PM0.39m | 12:07PM0.15m | 00:31AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
155 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 9 | N 10 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 190 | 75 | 252 | 252 | 442 | 537 | 565 | 516 | 377 | 287 | 251 | 284 | 355 | 398 | 345 | 346 | 305 | 298 | 246 | 298 | 314 | 314 | 314 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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