Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
2
3
2
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)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
2.2
N
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
9
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
15
15
14
14
23
22
22
22
36
55
196
115
139
537
703
720
682
840
393
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
N
15
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:17AM1.87m
10:35PM1.83m
11:02AM1.82m
11:16PM1.79m
11:48AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.44m
5:09AM0.39m
5:28PM0.52m
5:49AM0.47m
6:15PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
2
5
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
14
11
10
11
12
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
12
14
10
9
7
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
11
13
10
8
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