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Opoutama Beach

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.86° E

Opoutama Beach Surf Photo: 'About as good as Opoutama gets,' by Rob Davies

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutama Beach sea temperature is

13.9°C

0.3°

Opoutama Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	ENE	ENE	S	ESE	S
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE	ENE	S	ESE	S
	11 s	off	5 s	14 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	ENE	SSW	ESE	S
	10 s	off	5 s	13 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	S		S	NE	ESE
	10 s	glass		12 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	ENE	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	11 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	W	SSW	S	ESE	S
	10 s	glass	5 s	11 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSW	ESE	S
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSW	S	ESE
	19 s	cross		10 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	E	ENE	SSW	ESE	S
	19 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	SSW	S	ESE
	18 s	off	3 s	14 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	ESE	ESE
	18 s	off	4 s	18 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	S		SSW	S	ENE
	17 s	cross- on		13 s	17 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WNW		SSW	S	ENE
	17 s	glass		13 s	17 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW	W	S	ESE	ENE
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	16 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	S	E	NE
	14 s	on	5 s	14 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	E	ENE
	6 s	on	6 s	8 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	S	SSW	S	ENE	ESE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	13 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 14 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.2 ft). Range 2.07m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Opoutama Beach Surf Photo: 'About as good as Opoutama gets,' by Rob Davies

Opoutama waves tend to close out across the beach when it gets much overhead. Even when it is smaller, much of the vast beach breaks too fast.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:16 pm 5 Dec 2020