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Oaro Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Oaro surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 08 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Oaro today?
The current surf forecast for Oaro at 5AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 76 | 200 | 251 | 310 | 224 | 212 | 209 | 203 | 140 | 150 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:52AM 1.64 | 6:19PM 1.64 | 6:47AM 1.70 | 7:15PM 1.63 | 7:44AM 1.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:40PM 0.06 | 12:08PM 0.04 | 12:34AM 0.03 | 1:07PM 0.02 | 1:29AM 0.02 | 2:07PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Continuing clean conditions at Oaro (calm at KaikouraAws 18 km from Oaro). 0.8m 10s swell from the S with a 0.5m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
18 km away, 1 h 22 min ago
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