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Okarito Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Okarito Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Okarito Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
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!
0
0
!
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
2.3
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.3
NW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)777815151514889101089101111111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204238186253380365355350298359422307262686172129003378334632172639232518161146894
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
10
W
0
SE
5
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
40
NW
25
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
1.99
4:42AM
1.87
5:08PM
1.88
5:33AM
1.79
6:04PM
1.79
6:30AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.47
10:52AM
0.55
11:23PM
0.58
11:46AM
0.66
12:16AM
0.68
12:47PM
0.73
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-9:21-------9:21-------9:20------
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---15721--122101416231142----
Temp. °C181716141213131516181818181818161515151413131415
Feels °C (?)151314141211101416191817151313131513978889
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