Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
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
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
82
73
71
69
71
56
55
54
51
41
41
42
41
34
39
31
30
37
39
42
44
31
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.88m
8:10PM1.86m
8:42AM1.91m
8:55PM1.85m
9:25AM1.92m
9:39PM1.84m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.35m
2:22PM0.41m
2:50AM0.33m
3:10PM0.40m
3:34AM0.32m
3:55PM0.42m
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6:35
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7:29
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
17
20
22
19
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
20
21
19
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
19
19
17
15
16
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
18
18
17
17
14
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