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Okarito Beach Surf Forecast
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Okarito Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Okarito Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1451 | 1411 | 1142 | 1126 | 1228 | 1834 | 1834 | 1811 | 1811 | 1869 | 1788 | 1698 | 1450 | 1411 | 1225 | 1352 | 1505 | 1784 | 2358 | 2842 | 3339 | 3678 | 3570 | 3234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 2.37 | 1:45PM 2.29 | 2:12AM 2.26 | 2:36PM 2.19 | 3:10AM 2.11 | 3:34PM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM -0.06 | 7:35AM -0.01 | 7:56PM 0.04 | 8:24AM 0.15 | 8:50PM 0.19 | 9:20AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
The wind is still cross-on at Okarito Beach (strong winds from the N at Aoraki/Mt Cook Visitor Centre 60 km from Okarito Beach). 2.2m 14s groundswell from the W with a 2.0m 7s swell from the NNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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