Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Okarito Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 3051 | 3311 | 3473 | 3635 | 3746 | 1964 | 1496 | 1440 | 1876 | 1919 | 1773 | 1576 | 1277 | 1160 | 1440 | 1232 | 1185 | 1019 | 1759 | 1390 | 1208 | 1057 | 802 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.78m | 3:57AM1.82m | 4:33PM1.76m | 4:56AM1.82m | 5:32PM1.77m | 5:57AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.55m | 10:20AM0.50m | 10:43PM0.54m | 11:18AM0.46m | 11:43PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 11 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 439 | 3051 | 3311 | 3473 | 3635 | 32 | 1964 | 1496 | 1440 | 2 | 1216 | 1773 | 1576 | 1277 | 970 | 755 | 573 | 1185 | 1019 | 1759 | 1390 | 1208 | 1057 | 802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 12 | NNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 507 | 75 | 80 | 58 | 56 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1160 | 1189 | 1175 | 1160 | 1440 | 1232 | 434 | 318 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3746 | 420 | 779 | 951 | 1876 | 1919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 156 | 121 | 156 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 213 | 238 | 156 | 156 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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