Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 14 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 145 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 58 | 59 | 52 | 103 | 73 | 188 | 188 | 144 | 120 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 56 | 87 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.93m | 6:54AM1.89m | 7:06PM1.94m | 7:41AM1.96m | 7:50PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.40m | 00:40AM0.26m | 1:01PM0.39m | 1:26AM0.21m | 1:49PM0.37m | 2:07AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | N 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 5 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 58 | 59 | 52 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 188 | 144 | 120 | 64 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 27 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 8 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 48 | 31 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 87 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | W 10 | WNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 7 | N 14 | NE 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | ENE 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 38 | 38 | 64 | 56 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | NW 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 145 | 41 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 48 | — | 13 | 73 | 188 | 13 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 69 | 7 | 474 | 266 | 136 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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