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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
505 | 460 | 460 | 491 | 585 | 566 | 394 | 386 | 418 | 499 | 508 | 543 | 639 | 1030 | 1269 | 1299 | 1481 | 1528 | 1569 | 1365 | 1189 | 1089 | 933 | 793 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.82m | 11:54AM1.65m | 00:32AM1.77m | 12:43PM1.60m | 1:22AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.46m | 6:47AM0.61m | 6:56PM0.51m | 7:41AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 13 | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
505 | 460 | 460 | 491 | 13 | 12 | 394 | 386 | 418 | 499 | 508 | 295 | 639 | 1030 | 1269 | 1299 | 1481 | 1528 | 1569 | 1365 | 1189 | 1089 | 933 | 793 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | N 13 |
2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 543 | 206 | 153 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 82 | 73 | 127 | 9 | 59 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | — | NW 11 | N 14 | N 11 | NW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 11 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | 585 | 566 | 52 | 97 | 164 | 229 | 346 | — | — | — | 129 | 100 | 132 | 114 | — | 7 | 11 | 198 | 15 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 69 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 69 | 561 | 573 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 28 |
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