Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 May 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1276
1415
1321
1533
1888
2011
2322
2354
2354
2274
2414
2640
3000
3112
3235
3666
3737
3429
3279
3079
2883
2550
2260
Wind (km/h)
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
00:33AM2.09m
12:56PM1.83m
1:31AM2.01m
2:00PM1.77m
2:30AM1.94m
3:04PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.17m
6:54AM0.32m
7:08PM0.28m
7:55AM0.36m
8:09PM0.38m
8:55AM0.38m
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:27
5:25
5:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
10
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.7
N
11
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
5
7
12
12
24
40
116
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1155
1276
1415
1321
1533
1888
2011
2322
2354
2354
2274
2414
2640
3000
3112
3235
3666
3737
3429
3279
3079
2883
2550
2260
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
136
42
42
30
30
50
136
30
30
30
30
30
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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