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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
20.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
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
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010109999991414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595837373735342323232222222221213351616160535150
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
N
0
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
1.83
3:14AM
1.69
3:24PM
1.74
4:10AM
1.66
4:17PM
1.67
5:08AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
0.41
9:15AM
0.59
9:49PM
0.46
10:11AM
0.67
10:42PM
0.49
11:10AM
0.70
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset-8:43-------8:43-------8:43------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232320201919212324232120181819192020191918182022
Feels °C (?)212220212020212222212021191918182021212120202222
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