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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Dec)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)777777777788888888131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1581531531361201241081111141269977798593816060303030302947
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.74
5:51AM
1.71
5:56PM
1.72
6:41AM
1.76
6:44PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.61
11:30PM
0.43
11:54AM
0.62
12:18AM
0.41
12:45PM
0.60
1:03AM
0.38
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:35-------8:36-------8:36----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C191920201919191819202020171717171719191817161616
Feels °C (?)161618191718191817181818141312121113131213131313
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