Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
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)
0.1
E
12
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
24
83
77
76
39
22
12
8
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SE
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:24AM1.65m
4:15PM1.72m
4:17AM1.68m
5:03PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.70m
10:07AM0.65m
10:38PM0.66m
10:56AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
12
14
15
11
8
8
6
6
9
11
13
12
9
Feels °C
4
5
3
5
7
9
9
4
2
3
2
1
5
7
10
7
5
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