Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.84° S 173.39° E

North Island New Zealand Surf

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Karikari Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

Karikari Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Detailed North Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in North Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in North Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in North Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from North Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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North Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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Best forecast wave conditions in
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
3
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2
4
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
8
1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
15
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
2.5
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
7
3.5
W
9
1.2
S
9
0.9
SSW
7
1.9
SW
11
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
2.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
322
310
559
2259
1929
1361
936
2117
2166
1622
1237
639
759
276
1676
215
70
835
63
41
524
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
SSW
0
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
40
NNW
20
W
5
SW
15
N
10
ENE
15
W
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
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off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40PM2.86m
8:54AM3.17m
9:02PM2.55m
9:34AM3.38m
9:43PM3.51m
9:38AM2.63m
10:22PM2.73m
11:07AM3.56m
11:38PM2.69m
7:04AM1.57m
11:51PM3.61m
8:59AM1.70m
00:33AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.73m
2:53AM0.35m
3:01PM0.53m
3:19AM0.13m
3:41PM0.36m
3:44PM0.17m
4:56AM0.14m
2:17PM0.20m
2:02PM0.21m
3:06PM0.07m
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Max °C
18
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16
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Min °C
15
14
12
15
15
14
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15
12
15
16
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15
17
10
13
14
14
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18
11
Chill °C
18
12
13
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
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18
11
15
13
13
20
19
11
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