Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.6
SW
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)556666561141111111111111111101213131317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533448332412761312121212121212111111124446
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
1.82
7:17AM
1.98
7:41PM
1.89
8:03AM
2.02
8:28PM
1.96
8:44AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.32
1:36PM
0.30
1:51AM
0.28
2:20PM
0.23
2:36AM
0.26
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C212019191917181919171616171717181919181818171818
Feels °C (?)181817171713151514131313141516171515131313121311
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