Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
NNW
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.4
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)777777666466776666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1088367674644433333612102131761241561018134211420141412
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
0
ENE
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNE
25
N
35
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.88
5:48PM
1.75
6:24AM
1.93
6:49PM
1.82
7:17AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.39
11:44AM
0.47
12:03AM
0.37
12:44PM
0.39
1:01AM
0.32
1:36PM
0.30
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:35-------7:35-------7:37---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:24-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------231-------------
Temp. °C201919191920202221212019202121201918181717191817
Feels °C (?)222121202020212320181818191818181716151314141313
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