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Oaro Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Oaro surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 12 Mar 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oaro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oaro sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Oaro today?
The current surf forecast for Oaro at 7AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Oaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 44 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 627 | 1080 | 1017 | 1441 | 645 | 500 | 402 | 198 | 232 | 264 | 315 | 518 | 411 | 330 | 290 | 220 | 157 | 146 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 209 | 187 | 134 | 62 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 70 | 106 | 103 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 101 | 90 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 62 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 1.57 | 4:26PM 1.44 | 4:51AM 1.54 | 5:12PM 1.43 | 5:36AM 1.51 | 5:56PM 1.42 | 6:20AM 1.48 | 6:41PM 1.42 | 7:04AM 1.45 | 7:26PM 1.42 | 7:49AM 1.42 | 8:12PM 1.42 | 8:35AM 1.38 | 8:59PM 1.41 | 9:22AM 1.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:24AM 0.23 | 10:36PM 0.20 | 11:09AM 0.24 | 11:22PM 0.21 | 11:54AM 0.24 | 12:08AM 0.23 | 12:37PM 0.25 | 12:54AM 0.24 | 1:20PM 0.26 | 1:41AM 0.27 | 2:04PM 0.28 | 2:29AM 0.29 | 2:49PM 0.31 | 3:17AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
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