Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 55 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.77m | 5:08AM1.72m | 5:45PM1.82m | 5:56AM1.77m | 6:24PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.59m | 11:27PM0.59m | 11:41AM0.52m | 00:15AM0.50m | 12:26PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | S 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 5 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 13 | 100 | 198 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 115 | 103 | 198 | 189 | 147 | 169 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 147 | 147 | 187 |
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