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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 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
21.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.5
N
0.9
NE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)9916916161615151515141414141414141313131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26425812211912112112211610910610410310210097136928988878585807745
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.73
8:29AM
1.88
8:33PM
1.78
9:11AM
1.95
9:15PM
1.83
9:50AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.34
2:37PM
0.52
2:48AM
0.28
3:20PM
0.45
3:29AM
0.23
4:01PM
0.39
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:30-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:40-------8:40
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1----11111224175337521
Temp. °C202019191919191919191919191919192020202121212121
Feels °C (?)192018131212131314141413131413131416161819192021
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