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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | |
383 | 370 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.75m | 2:39PM1.59m | 3:08AM1.78m | 3:40PM1.65m | 4:00AM1.83m | 4:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.54m | 8:37AM0.58m | 8:46PM0.54m | 9:32AM0.50m | 9:45PM0.52m | 10:26AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 9 |
383 | 370 | 297 | 247 | 198 | 198 | 149 | 143 | 138 | 133 | 102 | 159 | 186 | 220 | 216 | 160 | 102 | 102 | 53 | 72 | 54 | 37 | 56 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | N 10 |
14 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 60 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | NE 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | — |
14 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | E 7 | E 9 |
24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 30 |
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