Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
38
39
38
34
34
34
34
33
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
111
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM2.12m
10:24AM1.97m
10:54PM2.04m
11:16AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.38m
4:54PM0.40m
5:32AM0.38m
5:44PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
4
5
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
14
15
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
10
11
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
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