Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
259
308
405
472
453
474
402
331
286
240
202
171
165
124
129
116
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:00PM2.13m
8:22AM1.97m
8:48PM2.07m
9:11AM1.96m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.35m
2:52PM0.32m
3:29AM0.31m
3:42PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
10
8
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
8
5
2
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