Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
15
14
11
11
10
11
11
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:48PM1.90m
9:14AM1.91m
9:36PM1.90m
9:59AM1.94m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.40m
3:29AM0.29m
3:48PM0.38m
4:14AM0.28m
4:36PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:54
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
10
10
13
16
16
14
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
6
6
8
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
11
13
13
13
10
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