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Hut · Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence, Marlborough No booking

Forbes Hut (Previously Seymour Hut)

42.2221° S, 173.3985° E

Forbes Hut (Previously Seymour Hut), photo from DOC
Photo: DOC

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

Forecast

At 483 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 2:38 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
DayConditionsHigh / lowRain, chanceWind km/h
Wed 4 NovFog20° / 10°0 mm 43%19 gusts 48
Thu 5 NovFog22° / 10°0 mm 9%20 gusts 53
Fri 6 NovLight drizzle22° / 13°0.8 mm 55%22 gusts 63
Sat 7 NovThunderstorm22° / 12°4.5 mm 84%8 gusts 32
Sun 8 NovDrizzle18° / 12°4.6 mm 93%10 gusts 27
Mon 9 NovLight drizzle14° / 11°2.6 mm 80%7 gusts 23
Tue 10 NovDrizzle19° / 11°7 mm 42%6 gusts 22
Wed 11 NovLight drizzle22° / 13°0.8 mm 84%10 gusts 34
Thu 12 NovHeavy drizzle20° / 12°8.2 mm 66%3 gusts 19
Fri 13 NovLight drizzle22° / 13°0.2 mm 51%3 gusts 18
Sat 14 NovFog23° / 12°0 mm 41%8 gusts 28
Sun 15 NovShowers19° / 13°15 mm 32%8 gusts 55
Mon 16 NovOvercast21° / 12°0 mm 39%16 gusts 59
Tue 17 NovLight drizzle22° / 12°1.8 mm 34%23 gusts 66
Wed 18 NovOvercast20° / 13°0 mm 34%18 gusts 58

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