Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
21.1° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
N
0.7
N
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)7777886671177777777161210101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5430545373674238541831414362961047894126145225286261240
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.79
6:43AM
1.95
7:01PM
1.85
7:39AM
2.03
7:57PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.50
12:18AM
0.30
1:00PM
0.42
1:18AM
0.24
1:56PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:06-------8:04-------8:02----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------111-----------
Temp. °C192021201919191820202020191817171820201816151514
Feels °C (?)1718201817171716181718181817161514151412109109
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