Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Okarito Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1422 | 1386 | 1200 | 1169 | 2320 | 2124 | 1911 | 1860 | 2012 | 2012 | 2040 | 2040 | 2412 | 2581 | 2749 | 3436 | 1904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.71m | 3:25PM1.68m | 4:11AM1.61m | 4:35PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.55m | 9:15AM0.62m | 9:48PM0.67m | 10:17AM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 623 | 429 | 1200 | 501 | 2320 | 2124 | 1911 | 1860 | 2012 | 2012 | 2040 | 2040 | 2412 | 2581 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1422 | 1386 | 399 | 1169 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2749 | 3436 | 1904 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 122 | 121 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 160 | 160 |
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