Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
32
32
32
33
34
62
83
176
290
245
186
302
218
265
253
140
65
42
17
12
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:07AM1.91m
10:21PM1.82m
10:48AM1.88m
11:02PM1.79m
11:31AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.46m
4:55AM0.38m
5:18PM0.51m
5:34AM0.45m
6:01PM0.57m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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6
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Temp °C
17
20
20
19
16
15
16
17
16
15
12
13
11
12
12
10
12
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
17
18
17
17
15
13
14
14
12
9
7
9
7
7
7
6
7
9
11
9
5
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