Opoutere Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Opoutere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
2
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
210
238
227
222
206
231
314
384
360
382
415
276
331
241
492
492
492
440
649
646
618
757
789
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:48PM2.12m
11:02AM2.00m
11:45PM2.06m
11:58AM1.92m
00:40AM2.00m
12:59PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.51m
5:36PM0.39m
6:19AM0.52m
6:30PM0.46m
7:17AM0.52m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
0.3
N
11
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
173
210
238
227
222
206
231
314
384
360
382
415
276
331
241
492
492
492
440
526
21
161
212
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
1.1
NNE
8
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.3
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
57
2
2
2
2
2
131
164
314
82
29
115
100
20
75
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
12
12
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
649
646
618
757
789
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
54
28
54
74
63
74
109
109
74
74
63
54
63
74
109
87
63
63
63
63
87
87
109
109
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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