Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 47 | 35 | 49 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.88m | 9:19AM1.85m | 9:46PM1.86m | 10:04AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.34m | 3:41AM0.28m | 3:55PM0.35m | 4:24AM0.28m | 4:41PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
42 | 47 | 35 | 49 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | S 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 12 | E 14 | E 13 | — | N 11 |
9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
30 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 231 | 147 | 26 | 147 | 147 | 86 | 86 | 134 | 139 | 147 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 169 |
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