Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
139
139
90
88
86
92
65
62
64
64
65
61
59
61
101
136
206
244
275
246
205
196
176
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.89m
11:13PM1.76m
11:46AM1.85m
11:53PM1.74m
12:32PM1.82m
00:35AM1.71m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.60m
5:42AM0.56m
6:19PM0.63m
6:23AM0.60m
7:06PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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Temp °C
16
19
19
18
16
16
15
16
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
20
21
23
22
17
15
14
15
Feels °C
15
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
18
19
20
20
18
18
16
16
20
19
20
20
16
14
13
15
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