Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.2
N
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
N
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)667777888777767777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207369469565535475310160234203138108132203273297344327294287300307292253
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
NW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
35
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
2.18
8:39AM
2.18
9:13PM
2.23
9:27AM
2.16
10:02PM
2.23
10:16AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.14
2:58PM
-0.05
3:25AM
0.14
3:45PM
-0.04
4:15AM
0.17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111354--1213111211111221
Temp. °C191920191817171918161617151616161716161615151617
Feels °C (?)131314141316151615141511101110101211121111111212
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