Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
64
70
81
83
64
103
164
191
238
256
224
201
201
176
196
154
132
117
95
93
82
78
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:46AM1.85m
11:53PM1.74m
12:32PM1.82m
00:35AM1.71m
1:20PM1.80m
1:20AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.63m
6:23AM0.60m
7:06PM0.66m
7:07AM0.62m
7:54PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
18
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
21
23
22
16
15
14
15
19
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
18
17
17
17
19
19
21
20
14
14
13
15
17
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
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