Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
21
20
20
18
20
17
17
17
42
41
40
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08PM1.90m
9:33AM1.91m
9:53PM1.87m
10:17AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.29m
4:03PM0.38m
4:28AM0.33m
4:45PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
14
12
10
9
8
12
14
16
14
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
11
12
12
11
9
7
6
5
9
12
12
11
9
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