Surf Forecast Surf Report

Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NE
1.1
N
1.2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)99991615101111111188881111118108888888888888888888888345556666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)28022233734954859022202073234333434344924232325252525252525252418181817171010109912241853751552311035542261918131391112
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
0
S
5
S
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
E
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.85
7:50PM
1.93
7:56AM
1.86
8:28PM
1.95
8:34AM
1.86
9:07PM
1.96
9:12AM
1.84
9:46PM
1.95
9:51AM
1.80
10:26PM
1.92
10:31AM
1.76
11:08PM
1.89
11:15AM
1.72
11:53PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.46
1:32PM
0.27
1:57AM
0.43
2:10PM
0.25
2:36AM
0.43
2:48PM
0.25
3:16AM
0.43
3:26PM
0.26
3:56AM
0.46
4:06PM
0.29
4:37AM
0.49
4:47PM
0.33
5:21AM
0.52
5:30PM
0.37
6:09AM
0.54
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415171717171717161617171615151617161717171717171717171818171716161617181717171617171818181918181818181716151515141415
Feels °C (?)1212121314141414141314151513121314161516161717171717171717161515141415171717171716171615151515131313141310991010101011
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