Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
6
2
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
417
277
235
408
343
264
195
161
153
149
127
124
121
96
96
124
151
270
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:08PM1.87m
3:28AM1.88m
4:20PM1.94m
4:34AM1.90m
5:26PM2.03m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.59m
10:12AM0.45m
10:51PM0.57m
11:15AM0.40m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
9
5
1
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
14
16
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
12
10
9
9
7
9
12
14
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
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