Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.22° S 170.15° E

Okarito Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Okarito Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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

2 hours ago
light rainDry
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Franz - Greens Rd

15 km SSE113 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 90°)
14.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Franz Josef AWS

18 km S126 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Aoraki/Mt Cook Visitor Centre

60 km S650 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
40
strong winds from the N
(39 km/h at 10°)
12.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station

60 km S656 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 350°)
12.1 °C-
-

no observation

Glentanner

77 km S542 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

HokitikaAeroAws

88 km NE40 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the ENE
(17 km/h at 70°)
15.0 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Hakatere

92 km ESE635 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 180°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tekapo

93 km SSE716 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NE
(6 km/h at 45°)
4.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Clayton

98 km SE937 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the NW
(31 km/h at 315°)
12 °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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