Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
10
0.9
E
7
0.2
N
10
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
9
12
9
9
12
9
9
4
8
0
8
11
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM1.75m
2:39PM1.59m
3:08AM1.78m
3:40PM1.65m
4:00AM1.83m
4:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.58m
8:46PM0.54m
9:32AM0.50m
9:45PM0.52m
10:26AM0.39m
10:42PM0.46m
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
12
14
14
15
15
13
14
13
14
12
13
14
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
297
247
198
198
149
143
138
133
102
125
190
186
183
160
102
54
78
51
68
88
8
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
W
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
13
7
8
4
4
11
3
11
10
12
9
12
9
9
39
83
48
59
57
42
8
4
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
W
24
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
2
12
11
11
11
5
11
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
12
9
9
4
8
10
11
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
W
6
0.4
SE
3
1.2
E
8
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
8
Energy kJ
17
3
7
2
176
271
427
518
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
15
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
19
7
7
7
30
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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