Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)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
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
N
1.3
N
1
N
1
N
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)77666566666666666661111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464449333489172151139797511152372013914131212121212
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.75
6:24AM
1.93
6:49PM
1.82
7:17AM
1.98
7:41PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.47
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-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:24-------7:22----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020202120201920212120191919181719181716161617
Feels °C (?)202021211917191819191919181816141314121313131416
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