Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)67777788888888999999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215290369400426469495522574627759904129216842162252227762856269724632476290935613662
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
50
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
2.12
12:23PM
2.04
1:00AM
2.05
1:16PM
1.93
1:59AM
1.96
2:17PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
0.24
6:42PM
0.12
7:13AM
0.34
7:37PM
0.22
8:14AM
0.43
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:31-------7:30
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------259635784817191475
Temp. °C191918181920192020191818181919191919202020202121
Feels °C (?)151513131315131516141212111212121212141414151516
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