Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
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
0.3
E
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
18
0.3
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
45
25
19
13
25
24
21
21
21
20
19
9
20
29
25
25
60
35
61
59
94
134
129
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:41PM2.17m
6:53AM2.05m
7:33PM2.23m
7:48AM2.06m
8:23PM2.24m
8:41AM2.05m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.37m
1:09AM0.52m
1:27PM0.32m
2:07AM0.48m
2:19PM0.29m
3:01AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<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
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
14
13
11
10
10
12
14
Feels °C
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
11
8
7
8
10
11
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