Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
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
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
32
23
23
22
22
21
13
12
12
12
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46PM1.86m
10:04AM1.86m
10:33PM1.84m
10:53AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.35m
4:24AM0.28m
4:41PM0.38m
5:08AM0.30m
5:30PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
11
11
13
17
17
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
9
6
6
5
7
7
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
12
10
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