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Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
2.3
N
7
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.1
NE
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
553
407
321
255
102
92
82
96
96
91
94
113
239
227
156
206
139
106
128
128
125
135
132
145
145
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03AM1.93m
9:10PM1.82m
9:43AM1.93m
9:52PM1.80m
10:22AM1.92m
10:33PM1.78m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.39m
3:30PM0.53m
3:45AM0.42m
4:12PM0.55m
4:24AM0.46m
4:53PM0.57m
5:02AM0.51m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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 mm
4
2
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Temp °C
17
17
20
20
22
21
17
16
15
15
18
21
22
21
15
14
13
13
17
19
20
20
15
12
11
11
Feels °C
15
16
19
16
19
19
16
16
15
15
18
19
20
18
13
13
12
12
16
17
17
18
12
10
9
9
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