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Oaro Surf Photo: 'Oaro after the Kaikoura Earthquake' by Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Oaro

Issued: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oaro sea temperature is

12.7° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ENE	N	SE	NE
	8 s	cross- on	5 s	6 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	NE	SE	SE
	6 s	cross	6 s	6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	SE	SSE
	6 s	cross	6 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSE	SSW
	7 s	cross	7 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	SE	SSW
	7 s	cross	7 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	N	NNE	SE	SSW
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	N	NNE	SE	SSW
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	SE	SSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	N	NNE	SSW	SE
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE
	8 s	cross	5 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE
	8 s	glass	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	S	N	NNE	ENE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW	N	NE	ENE
	8 s	glass	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	SSW	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	N	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N	N	ENE	NNE
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	N	NNE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Oaro around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 15 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.5 ft). Range 1.95m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Oaro Surf Photo: 'Oaro after the Kaikoura Earthquake' by Rob Davies

Uploaded so this site can figure where the tide was at the time of this image taken just south of where the road turns inland at Oaro. That way we will get some idea of how much uplift there is here. My first impressions for the Kaikoura breaks is that high water is now about where low water used to be. That is going to have a big effect. North of here that uplift is greater still.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:32 am 15 Nov 2016