Opoutama Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)
Photo by: SaschaOpoutama Beach Surf Guide
Opoutama Beach in Mahia is a sheltered beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An unrowded break, even when it is working.
Opoutama Beach Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach |  3.2 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp: |
| fairly consistent | 15.4°C |
Surfing Opoutama Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Opoutama Beach occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Opoutama Beach Surf:
Friday, 5 June 2020, 00:31 Local time| Thu | Friday 05 | |||
| 9PM | 0AM | 3AM | 6AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
 - |
- |
S |
| Period (s) | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
|
 |
| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
Tide Times:
For Waikokopu, New Zealand, 2 km from Opoutama Beach.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Opoutama Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Mahia AWS, 10 km from Opoutama Beach.
light winds from the N km/h |  Dry | Air temperature 14.3 °C |
Overall Opoutama Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June
Wind stats for Opoutama Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Gisborne and Mahia surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Opoutama Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Opoutama Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Opoutama Beach:
- Closest wave buoy117 mi
- Second closest wave buoy239 mi
- Third closest wave buoy285 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy285 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy287 mi
Tide stations nearest to Opoutama Beach:
- Closest tide stationWaikokopu1 mi
- Second closest tide stationWairoa River23 mi
- Third closest tide stationGisborne29 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationTolaga Bay (Cooks Cove)53 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationNapier58 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Opoutama Beach is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Opoutama Beach is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 152 km (94 miles) away.
- Third is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 158 km (98 miles) away.
- Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand is 171 km (106 miles) away.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Opoutama Beach and is 213 km (132 miles) away.
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