Opoutama Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Opoutama 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:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Opoutama Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Opoutama Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in April while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

14%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Opoutama Beach Location Map

Interactive Opoutama Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Opoutama Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 21:12 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Opoutama Beach look like?

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Tides at Opoutama Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Waikokopu, New Zealand, 2 km from Opoutama Beach.

Next High Water: 09:51pm | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 04:15am | 0.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Opoutama Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at Opoutama Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite