
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.63m | 3:20PM1.69m | 3:24AM1.65m | 4:15PM1.72m | 4:17AM1.68m | 5:03PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.68m | 9:48PM0.70m | 10:07AM0.65m | 10:38PM0.66m | 10:56AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | E 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 9 | WNW 4 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 219 | 219 | 251 | 227 | 219 | 171 | 171 | 183 | 183 | 253 | 255 | 255 | 169 | 169 | 109 | 13 | 50 | 109 | 100 | 115 | 198 | 219 |
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