Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
7
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
3
NE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
Period(s) (?)151515161515141414141313131313131314141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19591780183520801850152513931422182418861890269945365415607191191203415724137671421814073149681653114836
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
S
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
1.65
1:02AM
1.71
1:12PM
1.58
1:58AM
1.67
2:12PM
1.54
2:58AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.60
6:37PM
0.49
7:13AM
0.67
7:30PM
0.55
8:12AM
0.70
8:29PM
0.58
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:08-------6:07----
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----------------23133-
Temp. °C181919191918171718202120191919192020212121212121
Feels °C (?)181919201917151515181918161614131414151515171716
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