Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
19
34
52
87
42
33
42
81
29
28
20
25
24
21
21
21
20
19
9
20
29
25
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42PM2.07m
5:55AM2.03m
6:41PM2.17m
6:53AM2.05m
7:33PM2.23m
7:48AM2.06m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.56m
12:33PM0.37m
1:09AM0.52m
1:27PM0.32m
2:07AM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
Feels °C
12
11
8
9
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
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