Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 324 | 277 | 239 | 173 | 169 | 140 | 154 | 99 | 133 | 205 | 143 | 201 | 403 | 149 | 133 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48PM2.07m | 9:11AM1.96m | 9:36PM2.01m | 9:59AM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.31m | 3:42PM0.34m | 4:15AM0.31m | 4:30PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | N 12 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 384 | 324 | 277 | 239 | 173 | 169 | 140 | 154 | 99 | 133 | 36 | 96 | 201 | 3 | 80 | 106 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 17 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 65 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 87 | 115 | 205 | 143 | 71 | 403 | 149 | 133 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 122 | 169 | 278 | 169 | 183 | 137 | 122 | 46 | 5 | 0 |
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