Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
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
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1682
1594
1387
1125
933
793
669
569
446
370
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:22AM1.75m
1:39PM1.58m
2:14AM1.75m
2:39PM1.59m
3:08AM1.78m
3:40PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.51m
7:41AM0.61m
7:50PM0.54m
8:37AM0.58m
8:46PM0.54m
9:32AM0.50m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:35
5:34
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
16
13
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
13
13
15
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1682
1594
1387
1125
933
793
669
569
446
370
297
247
242
198
188
143
138
133
130
192
307
196
279
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
11
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
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.8
E
10
0.2
N
11
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
31
51
22
14
7
42
14
14
14
36
7
7
11
8
4
11
11
11
12
12
12
127
9
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
N
13
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
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
W
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
47
57
34
32
12
14
4
6
14
13
12
5
11
11
5
4
3
4
3
2
9
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
47
9
10
13
24
36
22
22
9
6
3
13
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
19
19
19
28
28
28
28
19
19
15
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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