Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is

16.4°C

Opoutere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	45	53	71	75	82	91	103	106	116	136	143	160	171	167	183	200	217	250	250	221	200	174	106	110	74	72
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide	1:40AM1.86m				2:25PM1.93m				2:45AM1.80m				3:23PM1.89m				3:50AM1.77m					4:21PM1.86m				4:52AM1.77m
Low Tide			8:14AM0.45m				9:02PM0.52m				9:15AM0.51m					10:01PM0.50m				10:19AM0.54m				10:58PM0.47m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	18	19	19	17	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	45	53	71	75	82	91	103	106	116	136	143	160	171	167	183	200	217	250	250	221	200	174	106	110	74	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	13	13	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	47	37	35	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 14	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	6	6	2	2	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Karekare Auckland	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	5	87	111	122	123	109	18	0	37	109	111	109	109	46	46	13	13	31	46	126	26	0	5	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar						Whitianga	Tairua Beach	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Kuoatunu Reef	Whangapoua		Whitianga	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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