Hut · Kokatahi River - Whitcombe River area, West Coast No booking
Poet Hut
43.0356° S, 171.1522° E
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 628 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 5:09 am, Wed 4 Nov.
| Day | Conditions | High / low | Rain, chance | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | Showers | 14° / 9° | 20.7 mm 100% | 9 gusts 38 |
| Thu 5 Nov | Showers | 14° / 11° | 28 mm 100% | 8 gusts 31 |
| Fri 6 Nov | Showers | 13° / 11° | 68.7 mm 100% | 11 gusts 48 |
| Sat 7 Nov | Showers | 18° / 11° | 21.8 mm 100% | 5 gusts 28 |
| Sun 8 Nov | Heavy drizzle | 16° / 8° | 8.2 mm 97% | 8 gusts 25 |
| Mon 9 Nov | Light drizzle | 18° / 10° | 1.5 mm 39% | 12 gusts 35 |
| Tue 10 Nov | Light drizzle | 19° / 12° | 2.2 mm 78% | 16 gusts 41 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Drizzle | 19° / 10° | 8.8 mm 89% | 7 gusts 34 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Thunderstorm | 17° / 10° | 14 mm 87% | 4 gusts 27 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Drizzle | 18° / 8° | 4.8 mm 60% | 7 gusts 27 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Light drizzle | 16° / 7° | 0.8 mm 73% | 9 gusts 32 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Showers | 20° / 12° | 18.2 mm 79% | 16 gusts 50 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Showers | 15° / 10° | 22.8 mm 84% | 9 gusts 49 |
| Tue 17 Nov | Showers | 13° / 10° | 100 mm 73% | 11 gusts 53 |
| Wed 18 Nov | Showers | 12° / 7° | 12 mm 52% | 10 gusts 46 |
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