Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141413131313131399988889998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14810210210210097918812512512512385150712941051907678588524168147124217
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
1.75
1:54PM
1.67
2:37AM
1.67
2:47PM
1.59
3:37AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.42
7:51AM
0.60
8:13PM
0.50
8:44AM
0.69
9:08PM
0.57
9:46AM
0.74
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:52-------7:51-------7:50------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---123775------11--11311
Temp. °C202019191818181818191919192021202021212121212222
Feels °C (?)161614131211111111121212131516161719191920202222
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