Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
24
26
21
21
22
23
21
20
18
18
47
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.80m
5:05PM1.96m
5:22AM1.81m
5:59PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.53m
10:55AM0.40m
11:37PM0.47m
11:52AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
11
12
12
11
9
8
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
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