Okarito Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.22° S 170.15° E

Okarito Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Okarito Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

Okarito Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Okarito Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Okarito Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Okarito Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Whataroa

15 km ESE64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Franz - Greens Rd

15 km SSE113 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Franz Josef AWS

18 km S126 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station

60 km S650 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
40
strong winds from the NW
(41 km/h at 320°)
- °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ross

65 km ENE66 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 315°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Glentanner

77 km S542 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the NW
(44 km/h at 315°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hokitika South

81 km NE2 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(11 km/h at 315°)
12.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

HokitikaAeroAws

88 km NE40 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 280°)
13.1 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Hakatere

92 km ESE635 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(15 km/h at 315°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tekapo

93 km SSE716 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the NW
(46 km/h at 315°)
17.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Okarito Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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