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Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 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
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Karikari Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Karikari Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)8888109981010999916161616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5560779313013813588273287263230255134122119121121122116109106104103
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
1.68
7:45AM
1.80
7:48PM
1.73
8:29AM
1.88
8:33PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.65
1:19AM
0.41
1:52PM
0.59
2:05AM
0.34
2:37PM
0.52
2:48AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset---8:42-------8:42-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------111111111
Temp. °C212322211817171719202121201920191919191818181818
Feels °C (?)212119181616161719202121191817151413131112111111
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