Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
71
91
104
83
78
62
61
80
69
62
106
93
96
120
128
117
144
121
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:37PM1.87m
1:51AM1.84m
2:40PM1.86m
2:54AM1.79m
3:43PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.53m
8:30AM0.42m
9:15PM0.54m
9:32AM0.45m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
11
11
12
11
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