Opoutere Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Coromandel, New Zealand)

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Opoutere Beach Surf Guide

Opoutere Beach in Coromandel is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, sharks.

Opoutere Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Opoutere Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Opoutere Beach occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Opoutere Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in March while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 60% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

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

blown out

30%

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

too small

60%

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

Explore Opoutere Beach Location Map

Interactive Opoutere 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 Opoutere Beach is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 68 km (42 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Opoutere Beach is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 97 km (60 miles) away.

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Opoutere Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 17:44 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Opoutere Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Slipper Island, New Zealand, 9 km from Opoutere Beach.

Next High Water: 10:58pm | 1.82m

Next Low Water: 05:30am | 0.63m

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

The water temperature (18.5 °C) at Opoutere Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Opoutere Beach

Surf stats for Opoutere Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Opoutere Beach

Wind stats for Opoutere Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Opoutere Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 4 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:2.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.0
Crowds:3.2
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Gadjo from France

“Hi,
So great predicts, it's very precise and detailed.

I just want to point an error regarding the tide for spots located near Anglet and Tarnos.
You are using wrongly the data of "VIEUX BOUCAU" whitch is not the same than "BOUCAU".

- VIEUX BOUCAU is located in the North of SEIGNOSSE
- BOUCAU is located near BAYONNE (South of CAPBRETON)

Thanks in advance and sorry for my english

[Editor replies. Thanks Gadjo. I have fixed this]”

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