Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
5
2
5
9
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:31AM1.90m
1:01PM1.80m
1:17AM1.85m
1:53PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.52m
7:08AM0.46m
7:24PM0.58m
7:56AM0.51m
8:19PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
11
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