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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
2369 | 2223 | 1873 | 1637 | 1358 | 1019 | 769 | 640 | 573 | 466 | 437 | 365 | 321 | 260 | 199 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 142 | 145 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.88m | 4:05PM1.75m | 4:20AM1.84m | 5:00PM1.78m | 5:10AM1.82m | 5:50PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.45m | 9:52AM0.38m | 10:10PM0.50m | 10:44AM0.36m | 11:05PM0.52m | 11:32AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
— | — | 1873 | 1637 | 1358 | 1019 | 769 | 640 | 573 | 466 | 437 | 365 | 321 | 260 | 199 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 149 | 149 | 142 | 145 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 121 | 210 | 198 | 167 | 177 | 112 | 116 | 146 | 110 | 175 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 112 | 152 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2369 | 2223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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