Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
25
27
37
57
56
56
52
48
31
30
30
29
21
20
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
N
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM1.73m
3:43AM1.67m
4:28PM1.77m
4:37AM1.70m
5:15PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.68m
10:08PM0.68m
10:20AM0.66m
10:57PM0.63m
11:12AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
17
19
17
12
10
10
10
13
17
19
15
11
10
10
10
14
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
12
16
17
15
9
7
7
8
11
15
17
10
7
7
7
8
13
14
15
14
12
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