Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is

16.5°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	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	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	123	125	132	160	160	140	156	171	211	242	276	250	250	223	176	152	132	91	82	84	74	59	57	73	177	262	212
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide		2:45AM1.80m				3:23PM1.89m				3:50AM1.77m					4:21PM1.86m				4:52AM1.77m				5:17PM1.84m				5:50AM1.80m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.51m					10:01PM0.50m				10:19AM0.54m				10:58PM0.47m				11:20AM0.55m				11:54PM0.46m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	19	18	17	17	16	17	20	21	20	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	18	18	19	19	17	17	16	18	20	20	19	19	16	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 7	NE 8	ENE 8	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	123	125	132	160	160	140	156	171	211	242	276	250	250	223	176	152	132	91	82	84	74	43	57	50	17	200	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 11	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	NE 8	N 16	N 15	NE 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	31	32	45	2	59	5	19	9	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 18	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	N 7	—	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	48	58	56	—	43	—	39	73	177	262	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	87	74	63	87	122	123	109	46	46	46	46	10	0	54	11	5	5	5	5	28	123	111	37	5	37	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel								Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island		Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Orakawa			Whitianga	Sailors Grave	Whitianga	Tairua Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay 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	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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