Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
68
68
63
36
20
11
6
4
8
8
8
3
5
11
6
4
4
7
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:09PM2.00m
10:35AM2.05m
11:00PM2.01m
11:31AM2.03m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.42m
4:41AM0.33m
5:10PM0.43m
5:32AM0.33m
6:03PM0.47m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
16
15
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
13
13
12
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11
Feels °C
13
11
11
9
7
7
9
12
11
9
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8
10
10
10
9
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