Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
133
140
128
104
171
171
216
143
131
173
169
169
125
135
126
113
116
85
65
67
69
61
65
64
90
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
NE
15
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
N
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:43AM1.93m
9:52PM1.80m
10:22AM1.92m
10:33PM1.78m
11:03AM1.89m
11:13PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.42m
4:12PM0.55m
4:24AM0.46m
4:53PM0.57m
5:02AM0.51m
5:35PM0.60m
5:42AM0.56m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
19
22
23
21
15
14
13
13
17
19
20
20
15
12
12
11
16
19
20
19
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
15
19
21
20
18
13
13
12
12
17
17
17
19
12
10
10
9
15
17
17
17
14
11
11
11
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