Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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 Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
176
176
176
176
152
145
123
123
123
107
91
88
88
77
75
74
57
42
33
33
95
49
74
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:00PM1.78m
5:10AM1.82m
5:50PM1.82m
5:56AM1.81m
6:35PM1.86m
6:40AM1.81m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.52m
11:32AM0.34m
11:56PM0.52m
12:16PM0.32m
00:42AM0.50m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
14
14
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
199
176
176
176
176
152
145
123
123
123
107
91
88
88
77
75
74
57
42
33
33
15
15
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
175
138
136
172
175
155
149
149
84
82
82
56
55
51
31
31
31
31
17
17
16
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
9
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
9
9
9
8
5
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
6
5
9
95
49
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
7
7
7
30
30
44
44
48
30
30
48
247
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
4
9
5
4
4
4
9
8
9
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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