Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
1.2
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
202
193
187
184
141
139
139
137
98
91
89
155
115
244
242
256
102
66
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM1.84m
7:02AM1.79m
7:38PM1.87m
7:43AM1.81m
8:15PM1.89m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.53m
1:23AM0.60m
1:36PM0.47m
2:05AM0.54m
2:15PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
7
10
11
9
8
7
7
8
10
8
9
8
7
6
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