Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 25 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

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 Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
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
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2369
2223
1873
1637
1358
1019
769
640
573
466
437
365
321
260
199
176
176
172
172
149
149
142
145
132
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:26AM1.88m
4:05PM1.75m
4:20AM1.84m
5:00PM1.78m
5:10AM1.82m
5:50PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.45m
9:52AM0.38m
10:10PM0.50m
10:44AM0.36m
11:05PM0.52m
11:32AM0.34m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
16
15
15
13
13
11
12
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
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
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Energy kJ
1873
1637
1358
1019
769
640
573
466
437
365
321
260
199
176
176
172
172
149
149
142
145
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
121
210
198
167
177
112
116
146
110
175
138
136
136
112
152
149
114
114
82
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
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
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
10
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2369
2223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
19
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
9
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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