Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oaro today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Oaro at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 89 | 125 | 121 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 72 | 79 | 129 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 57 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.47m | 4:15AM1.47m | 4:38PM1.49m | 5:04AM1.55m | 5:28PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.24m | 10:02PM0.21m | 10:25AM0.20m | 10:49PM0.17m | 11:18AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 89 | 125 | 121 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 80 | 15 | 33 | 39 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 37 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 39 | 72 | 79 | 129 | 81 | 26 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | E 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 78 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 5 | 31 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 15 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 30 | 30 |
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