Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.5°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
74
72
72
64
46
50
57
59
73
73
71
69
54
54
54
52
52
54
55
41
39
39
37
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:05AM1.83m
7:24PM1.88m
7:56AM1.88m
8:10PM1.86m
8:42AM1.91m
8:55PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.39m
1:30PM0.43m
2:04AM0.35m
2:22PM0.41m
2:50AM0.33m
3:10PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:39
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6:37
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
19
21
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
16
16
14
12
13
13
13
15
17
19
15
16
15
14
15
17
16
17
16
15
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