Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)5611111111111111111111101213131317161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)761312121212121212111110124446555554
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.98
7:41PM
1.89
8:03AM
2.02
8:28PM
1.96
8:44AM
2.05
9:10PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.30
1:51AM
0.28
2:20PM
0.23
2:36AM
0.26
3:01PM
0.17
3:18AM
0.25
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C181919171617161617192019191818181819191817171818
Feels °C (?)151514131315131416181614141313131212131211121413
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