Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
1.6
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
1
N
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.7
NW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)66665666666666661111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49403427138671066476111803519139141312121212121212
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
0
WNW
15
ENE
30
NW
30
NW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
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)
5:48PM
1.75
6:24AM
1.93
6:49PM
1.82
7:17AM
1.98
7:41PM
1.89
8:03AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.37
12:44PM
0.39
1:01AM
0.32
1:36PM
0.30
1:51AM
0.28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:25-------7:24-------7:22------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--132------------------1
Temp. °C202019202020202221201919191817191917161617171719
Feels °C (?)202219171820202018181818161513141412131414161516
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