Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.9
NW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)10104456666777777767677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)882242851632393093843313204001681271319483126229350332306335431
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
2.09
7:53AM
2.15
8:26PM
2.18
8:39AM
2.18
9:13PM
2.23
9:27AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.19
2:12PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.14
2:58PM
-0.05
3:25AM
0.14
3:45PM
-0.04
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------11122-----24621211
Temp. °C171818181919191919191817181919181718171616171716
Feels °C (?)141414141414141413131516161615151312111010111110
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