Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (10 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jun)	0.5ft (0.1m)	17s
Afternoon (10 Jun)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Evening (10 Jun)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 10							Thursday 11								Friday 12								Sat 13
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 17	NW 17	NW 17	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	N 11	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 18	N 14	W 18	W 17
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	11	11	10	10	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	6	6
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:23AM1.84m					3:01PM1.71m				3:16AM1.87m				4:01PM1.79m				4:12AM1.91m				4:59PM1.90m
Low Tide			8:50AM0.40m					9:05PM0.51m				9:44AM0.32m				10:05PM0.48m				10:39AM0.24m				11:06PM0.43m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	15	14	14	15
Feels °C	11	9	9	10	13	12	10	10	10	10	11	12	14	13	11	11	9	11	11	11	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	2	11	2	2	35	28	27	18	29	29	29	30	34	24	25	25	25	25	23	22	21	18	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	NE 7	NW 17	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	W 16	ESE 4	W 15	W 15	W 14	—	—	N 11	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	N 15	N 14	N 14	W 18	N 13
kJ	2	2	11	11	10	10	5	3	4	4	4	—	—	2	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 17	NW 17	N 10	E 16	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	W 16	—	—	N 9	W 14	W 14	—	—	—	—	N 15	N 15	W 16	W 18	—	N 14	W 17
kJ	12	12	2	5	2	2	1	5	—	—	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	4	4	5	6	—	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SE 3	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	2	37	33	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	44	28	28	28	28	44	44	28	44	28	44	35	44	35	35	30	30	30	30	44	44	44	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	8	9	8	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7

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