Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.9
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
9
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
7
0.9
E
10
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
7
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
321
219
204
200
242
200
200
208
427
724
671
334
236
159
320
238
477
429
682
773
841
828
490
Wind (km/h)
30
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM1.78m
10:47PM1.88m
10:50AM1.76m
11:27PM1.88m
11:37AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.51m
4:43PM0.44m
5:22AM0.49m
5:24PM0.47m
6:06AM0.46m
6:09PM0.52m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
8
7
4
10
2
4
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
14
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
8
10
12
14
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
10
8
8
9
9
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
7
0.9
E
10
1.7
NNE
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
E
12
1.8
NNE
9
Energy kJ
323
267
219
149
96
242
200
200
196
159
156
159
162
236
159
203
146
327
93
74
45
490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
178
216
204
200
70
55
123
37
159
156
153
90
95
93
26
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
55
112
91
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
N
7
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.1
N
9
1.6
N
8
0.8
NE
7
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
7
2
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
223
321
76
66
208
427
724
671
334
65
320
238
477
429
682
773
841
828
223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
132
0
0
0
10
5
111
169
171
188
188
188
188
115
123
74
63
109
109
109
109
109
109
73
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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