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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | |
68 | 115 | 148 | 176 | 231 | 322 | 392 | 508 | 611 | 770 | 837 | 941 | 998 | 998 | 1497 | 1739 | 724 | 2202 | 3080 | 3090 | 3546 | 3060 | 4754 | 5336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:40AM1.81m | 7:17PM1.90m | 7:22AM1.82m | 7:58PM1.94m | 8:03AM1.82m | 8:38PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.29m | 1:25AM0.48m | 1:37PM0.28m | 2:06AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.27m | 2:47AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 11 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 15 | N 15 | — | N 15 | — | — | NNE 11 |
15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 679 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | — | — | 4672 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 9 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 13 | — | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 |
68 | 115 | 148 | 176 | 231 | 322 | 392 | 508 | 611 | 770 | 837 | 941 | 998 | 998 | 1497 | 1739 | 724 | 2202 | 3080 | 3090 | 3546 | 3060 | 4754 | 5336 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 356 | 136 | 136 | 360 | 136 | 516 | 524 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 526 | 360 | 524 | 572 | 572 | 516 | 524 | 516 | 524 | 524 | 15 | 15 |
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