Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Okarito Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 279 | 229 | 235 | 219 | 229 | 178 | 736 | 880 | 863 | 832 | 698 | 626 | 538 | 497 | 448 | 437 | 308 | 438 | 307 | 255 | 201 | 189 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:10PM2.13m | 00:30AM2.09m | 12:45PM2.10m | 1:08AM2.05m | 1:21PM2.05m | 1:46AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.31m | 6:40AM0.36m | 6:57PM0.35m | 7:16AM0.41m | 7:33PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 230 | 279 | 229 | 235 | 219 | 229 | 178 | 736 | 880 | 863 | 832 | 698 | 626 | 538 | 497 | 448 | 437 | 161 | 438 | 213 | 255 | 172 | 120 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 160 | 155 | 115 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 168 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 121 | 165 | 167 | 259 | 263 | 253 | 225 | 215 | 24 | 210 | 201 | 189 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 21 | N 20 | — | N 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 46 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | — | 307 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 156 | 222 | 156 | 156 | 222 | 208 | 116 | 0 | 205 | 204 | 220 | 238 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
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