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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)13121212121211111111118868877888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6053515050211919191918236530828265545793112112135142
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.66
5:13PM
1.64
6:04AM
1.68
6:08PM
1.65
6:57AM
1.73
7:00PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.70
11:36PM
0.49
12:08PM
0.69
12:29AM
0.46
1:03PM
0.65
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:42-------8:42--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223232222222222212222232220191818202222211918
Feels °C (?)202222212121212221202122232220191718192018181717
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