Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
66
45
33
25
17
12
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:43PM1.97m
12:09PM1.86m
00:31AM1.90m
1:01PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.41m
6:33PM0.52m
7:08AM0.46m
7:24PM0.58m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
7
10
10
9
6
5
5
6
9
11
11
10
8
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