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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
19.0° 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 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Karikari Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
606 | 653 | 749 | 824 | 1060 | 1247 | 1278 | 1247 | 1202 | 1448 | 1824 | 2214 | 2294 | 2294 | 2486 | 2714 | 2682 | 2736 | 2962 | 2958 | 2960 | 3028 | 3019 | 2948 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.92m | 00:33AM2.09m | 12:56PM1.83m | 1:31AM2.01m | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:30AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.17m | 6:54AM0.32m | 7:08PM0.28m | 7:55AM0.36m | 8:09PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 39 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
606 | 653 | 749 | 824 | 1060 | 1247 | 1278 | 1247 | 1202 | 1448 | 1824 | 2214 | 2294 | 2294 | 2486 | 2714 | 2682 | 2736 | 2962 | 2958 | 2960 | 3028 | 3019 | 2948 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 136 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 242 | 136 | 242 | 50 | 242 | 50 |
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