Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NNE
7
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
209
199
250
294
418
418
277
222
189
149
131
150
131
114
100
83
71
96
43
136
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM2.11m
6:35AM1.94m
7:12PM2.14m
7:31AM1.96m
8:00PM2.13m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.35m
00:53AM0.47m
1:05PM0.31m
1:48AM0.40m
1:59PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
3
7
4
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
7
9
10
12
15
15
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
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