Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.5°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
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
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.73m
4:56AM1.70m
5:44PM1.77m
5:44AM1.74m
6:25PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.63m
11:17PM0.68m
11:38AM0.58m
00:04AM0.62m
12:21PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
15
16
13
11
10
9
10
11
16
18
15
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
11
12
10
9
8
6
8
9
13
15
13
11
13
13
13
14
16
13
13
9
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