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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
 (Which is 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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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 (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)99999914141313131212121212111111118888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222222121335161616053515050211922191933324350
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
1.66
4:17PM
1.67
5:08AM
1.66
5:13PM
1.64
6:04AM
1.68
6:08PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.46
10:11AM
0.67
10:42PM
0.49
11:10AM
0.70
11:36PM
0.49
12:08PM
0.69
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:43-------8:42
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------22---
Temp. °C211918181820202020191919222323232222212121222222
Feels °C (?)212019181719192022212121222221222223222123222323
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