Okarito Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Okarito Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Okarito Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)111111899999181616161615151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20916364101311424375315262300264448117511451088880713602602501474453609434
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ENE
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
1.94
4:56PM
1.92
5:30AM
1.84
6:15PM
1.83
6:53AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.38
10:36AM
0.45
11:11PM
0.52
11:52AM
0.55
12:29AM
0.61
1:17PM
0.57
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:31-------8:30-------8:29
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-----------221--152181
Temp. °C141414141518181817161616191817161516161616161615
Feels °C (?)141211111318171817161615181515151315151515151413
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