Surf Forecast Surf Report
Oaro surf break

Oaro surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Oaro today?

The current surf forecast for Oaro at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
S
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
S
1.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)15141413131211101010109109999915151413139111111101414131414131313121212121111111111888766121214141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)278333396244231211134137123120149155178206217236141180190163118959265101997793153195273302300269265257237193179182182141141190165160157123131188244282536001803165614751129961828732
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
N
10
W
20
SSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
1.35
9:30PM
1.51
9:55AM
1.38
10:20PM
1.51
10:48AM
1.42
11:12PM
1.52
11:42AM
1.48
12:06AM
1.53
12:38PM
1.55
1:03AM
1.54
1:35PM
1.63
2:00AM
1.56
2:32PM
1.69
2:57AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.25
3:14PM
0.23
3:52AM
0.22
4:04PM
0.22
4:40AM
0.19
4:57PM
0.19
5:30AM
0.16
5:53PM
0.17
6:22AM
0.12
6:51PM
0.15
7:15AM
0.09
7:50PM
0.12
8:11AM
0.07
8:50PM
0.10
9:08AM
0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------7:56-------7:56-------7:56-
Sunset----4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88810101098777109877911121716131212121111131612791091012121098777121313867657876555610
Feels °C (?)6558877644487643589141310998768129267669987644410111041100133211127
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