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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 4AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
253 | 350 | 458 | 562 | 656 | 794 | 789 | 950 | 1137 | 1271 | 1337 | 1582 | 1643 | 2541 | 2812 | 2945 | 3122 | 3060 | 3582 | 2900 | 1584 | 2884 | 2758 | 2529 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.90m | 7:22AM1.82m | 7:58PM1.94m | 8:03AM1.82m | 8:38PM1.95m | 8:44AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.48m | 1:37PM0.28m | 2:06AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.27m | 2:47AM0.46m | 2:57PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | NNE 10 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 2900 | 1584 | 2884 | 2758 | 2529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 16 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | N 13 | N 13 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1274 | — | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
253 | 350 | 458 | 562 | 656 | 794 | 789 | 950 | 1137 | 1271 | 1337 | 1582 | 1643 | 2541 | 2812 | 2945 | 3122 | 3060 | 3582 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 360 | 136 | 516 | 516 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 579 | 516 | 572 | 583 | 360 | 524 | 572 | 524 | 516 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
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