Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oaro today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Oaro at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 104 | 203 | 51 | 45 | 91 | 210 | 207 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 140 | 83 | 195 | 328 | 223 | 177 | 144 | 100 | 99 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.61m | 11:30PM1.48m | 12:02PM1.64m | 00:27AM1.50m | 12:59PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.18m | 5:40AM0.14m | 6:21PM0.16m | 6:37AM0.11m | 7:18PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 104 | 203 | 51 | 22 | 91 | 210 | 207 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 43 | 19 | 80 | 254 | 44 | 26 | 144 | 100 | 99 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 34 | 4 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 140 | 83 | 5 | 79 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 78 | 76 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | WNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 6 | — | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 76 | 195 | 328 | 223 | 177 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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