Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.9° 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 10AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (24 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2616
2861
3174
3364
3429
3426
3653
3637
3477
3463
3111
3052
2841
2631
2206
1838
1575
1424
1306
1080
981
804
684
557
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:31AM2.01m
2:00PM1.77m
2:30AM1.94m
3:04PM1.74m
3:26AM1.88m
4:05PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.36m
8:09PM0.38m
8:55AM0.38m
9:10PM0.45m
9:52AM0.38m
10:10PM0.50m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:25
5:25
5:24
5:24
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
1575
1424
1306
1080
981
804
684
557
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
119
119
121
167
177
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2616
2861
3174
3364
3429
3426
3653
3637
3477
3463
3111
3052
2841
2631
2206
1838
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
30
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
30
242
30
30
30
30
20
19
19
0
30
20
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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