Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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
18.8° 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 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (25 May)11ft (3.5m)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 Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3484
3419
3648
3484
3255
3071
2778
2732
2537
1978
1729
1275
1039
898
695
549
405
418
349
266
266
230
206
202
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:30AM1.94m
3:04PM1.74m
3:26AM1.88m
4:05PM1.75m
4:20AM1.84m
5:00PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.38m
9:10PM0.45m
9:52AM0.38m
10:10PM0.50m
10:44AM0.36m
11:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2253
1978
1729
1275
1039
898
695
549
405
418
349
266
266
230
206
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
119
119
133
202
177
184
112
112
220
216
175
172
172
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
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3484
3419
3648
3484
3255
3071
2778
2732
2537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
242
242
30
30
30
50
242
30
20
19
0
0
20
20
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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