Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
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
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
157
153
157
131
121
121
127
144
162
166
134
131
101
192
188
188
197
192
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20PM1.94m
4:34AM1.90m
5:26PM2.03m
5:37AM1.92m
6:21PM2.11m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.57m
11:15AM0.40m
11:53PM0.53m
12:12PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
5
3
Temp °C
16
13
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
10
8
8
8
8
11
12
11
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
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