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Oaro surf break

Oaro surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Oaro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oaro sea temperature is
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oaro today?

The current surf forecast for Oaro at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.2
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)9999999159999999141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)664747473232701730303030303030383867681041039789115
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassononononglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.50
7:18PM
1.35
7:41AM
1.50
8:03PM
1.34
8:26AM
1.48
8:48PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.32
1:25AM
0.32
2:04PM
0.32
2:10AM
0.33
2:49PM
0.33
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:47------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:36-------8:37--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11--------11121--
Temp. °C111213141313121212121516161512131312121212121212
Feels °C (?)91111111011101111111414151412121211111011101010
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