Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
17
33
112
139
170
268
315
291
219
137
159
190
175
138
86
61
43
29
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:48PM1.82m
2:06AM1.82m
2:57PM1.85m
3:12AM1.80m
4:05PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.55m
8:49AM0.44m
9:32PM0.56m
9:53AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
13
13
12
14
12
12
10
10
8
8
9
12
12
10
7
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