Karikari Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is

17.4°C

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 14	N 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	ENE 7	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	61	72	59	50	56	110	110	140	140	120	66	66	66	46	46	64	62	87	62	61	83	102	193	220	326	285	247
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NW	N	N	N	NNE	NE	E	NNE	N	NE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:54AM1.89m					7:06PM1.94m				7:41AM1.96m				7:50PM1.95m				8:24AM2.00m				8:32PM1.94m
Low Tide	00:40AM0.26m					1:01PM0.39m				1:26AM0.21m				1:49PM0.37m				2:07AM0.18m				2:32PM0.36m				2:47AM0.17m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	8:02
mm	2	4	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	6	2	7	5	5	5	2	2
Temp °C	18	19	17	18	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	18	18
Feels °C	17	18	15	17	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	17	18	17	17	16	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	ENE 8	N 16	ENE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 5	N 13	N 21	ENE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	61	61	59	50	51	45	37	140	140	120	66	43	39	46	46	51	62	64	62	61	12	84	9	114	47	47	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 7	ENE 8	NW 7	NE 12	N 16	N 16	NW 7	NW 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 13	N 6	NNW 5	N 13	N 21	N 21	N 13	N 19	N 19	N 19
kJ	7	6	11	39	14	6	20	20	14	14	38	29	37	38	28	18	17	87	22	20	55	8	9	51	28	29	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 15	N 15	NE 6	N 16	N 13	NE 12	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 6	N 13	N 13	N 11	W 7	N 10	N 18	—	N 10	NW 14
kJ	2	4	17	25	20	3	5	3	13	36	65	66	66	25	38	64	56	10	55	55	9	1	2	6	—	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 6	N 6	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	57	72	59	—	56	110	110	13	54	43	27	—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	102	193	220	326	285	247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Te Paki Northland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	38	30	30	30	38	7	424	474	136	7	7	7	7	7	15	15	30	30	0	0	30	30	136	151	69	69	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ninety Mile Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	Baylys Beach	Marsden Point	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Weld Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9	8

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