Surf Forecasts:
Opoutama Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, S swell with 3,944 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Opoutama Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Opoutama Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Opoutama Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Opoutama Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 202 | 154 | 76 | 51 | 34 | 443 | 1179 | 1293 | 1584 | 2543 | 2210 | 2444 | 1650 | 3398 | 1608 | 772 | 280 | 151 | 78 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.65m | 8:52PM1.69m | 9:13AM1.70m | 9:40PM1.69m | 9:59AM1.73m | 10:30PM1.68m | 10:50AM1.74m | 11:22PM1.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.23m | 2:37PM0.24m | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.25m | 3:52AM0.23m | 4:20PM0.25m | 4:42AM0.24m | 5:13PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 12 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 216 | 202 | 154 | 76 | 21 | 50 | 443 | 1179 | 1293 | 20 | 9 | 2210 | 2444 | 1650 | 3398 | 1608 | 772 | 280 | 151 | 78 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SW 4 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 9 | — | S 24 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 51 | 10 | 28 | 343 | 15 | — | 11 | 9 | 14 | 741 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | — | NE 9 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SE 12 | E 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 38 | 15 | 32 | 34 | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | NW 2 | SSW 8 | — | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 327 | — | 14 | 1584 | 2543 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 3 | 154 | 101 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 31 |
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