Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
117
85
62
41
40
25
15
17
18
8
34
22
28
28
68
80
61
56
54
51
34
34
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
10:47AM1.88m
11:10PM1.90m
11:35AM1.83m
11:53PM1.85m
12:24PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.33m
5:15PM0.42m
5:45AM0.38m
6:00PM0.50m
6:29AM0.44m
6:48PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
7
12
13
12
9
7
7
6
8
11
13
11
9
8
9
8
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
-1
0
3
8
8
6
4
1
-1
0
2
4
8
7
5
4
5
4
6
11
12
11
8
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