Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
2.1
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2581
2379
2015
1733
1509
954
730
614
509
459
399
350
307
300
235
211
179
176
126
121
167
335
417
617
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19PM1.95m
9:24AM1.80m
9:59PM1.94m
10:05AM1.77m
10:40PM1.91m
10:47AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.46m
3:37PM0.29m
4:10AM0.48m
4:18PM0.31m
4:52AM0.50m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
15
14
14
14
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2581
2379
2015
1733
1509
954
730
614
509
459
399
350
307
300
235
211
179
176
126
120
100
11
11
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.3
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
31
55
55
31
30
174
113
45
24
26
20
14
25
25
23
22
21
21
9
11
11
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
27
26
26
26
4
26
25
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WNW
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
2.1
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.5
N
7
Energy kJ
8
7
10
38
1
14
19
19
40
36
39
70
121
167
335
417
617
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
4
Distance (km)
35
125
42
124
7
28
19
19
15
7
7
7
7
7
42
124
124
124
124
136
136
342
375
572
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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