Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
51
41
41
42
41
40
21
32
30
37
39
43
45
31
46
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.91m
8:55PM1.85m
9:25AM1.92m
9:39PM1.84m
10:07AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.33m
3:10PM0.40m
3:34AM0.32m
3:55PM0.42m
4:15AM0.34m
4:37PM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:33
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Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
21
18
15
15
15
13
16
19
20
19
16
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
14
15
15
12
16
17
18
17
15
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