Karikari Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Karikari Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Karikari Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 01) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Karikari Beach in the next 12 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 08) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Tue 1st Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 11s
Best Surf12AM (Fri 4th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 3PM (Thu 3rd Jul)15ft (4.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Karikari Beach over the next 12 days.

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.9
NE
2.5
NNE
4
NNE
4.5
N
4
N
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
N
1.7
NNW
0.8
NW
0.6
NE
0.4
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.6
E
0.4
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
NE
2
NNE
2.3
NNE
3
N
3.5
N
2
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.3
WNW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1111111168910101099981089991111101166666789887611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)461381309243272791224340475670142410717756904591991236639374065044028026918730351212512729497242152208104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
50
NNE
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
NE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
30
ENE
10
SSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoffcross-
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
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.81
12:26AM
1.97
12:52PM
1.75
1:12AM
1.88
1:44PM
1.70
1:59AM
1.79
2:38PM
1.67
2:48AM
1.73
3:32PM
1.66
3:38AM
1.69
4:26PM
1.68
4:31AM
1.67
5:19PM
1.72
5:22AM
1.68
6:08PM
1.77
6:12AM
1.71
6:55PM
1.83
6:59AM
1.76
7:40PM
1.90
7:44AM
1.80
8:22PM
1.96
8:27AM
1.84
9:03PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.33
6:47AM
0.37
6:55PM
0.44
7:34AM
0.41
7:45PM
0.53
8:22AM
0.45
8:38PM
0.61
9:11AM
0.47
9:32PM
0.66
10:02AM
0.47
10:28PM
0.67
10:52AM
0.46
11:23PM
0.65
11:42AM
0.42
12:14AM
0.61
12:30PM
0.37
1:03AM
0.56
1:16PM
0.31
1:48AM
0.50
2:00PM
0.26
2:33AM
0.44
2:42PM
0.21
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:31--
Sunset-5:24--5:25--5:25--5:27--5:27--5:28--5:28--5:29--5:29--5:30--5:30--5:30-
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Rain (mm)
--1--38181-23---------------1128325251-
Temp. °C141415171717181818181817171615151515151614151515151515151616151516151514
Feels °C (?)13121111111011161817151412111088111314910899998986614141111

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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Information about the Karikari Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Karikari Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Karikari Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Karikari Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Karikari Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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