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Oaro Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Oaro surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Oaro today?
The current surf forecast for Oaro at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 272 | 189 | 167 | 134 | 75 | 103 | 113 | 156 | 152 | 159 | 158 | 176 | 177 | 138 | 596 | 1942 | 4301 | 4355 | 3074 | 1944 | 3494 | 2684 | 866 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:40PM 1.51 | 12:12PM 1.64 | 12:38AM 1.51 | 1:10PM 1.66 | 1:34AM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 0.12 | 6:31PM 0.16 | 6:47AM 0.12 | 7:28PM 0.16 | 7:43AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Continuing clean conditions at Oaro (light winds from the W at KaikouraAws 18 km from Oaro). 0.4m 9s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
18 km away, 1 h 25 min ago
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