Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 7AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
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
0
0
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
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
4
4
3
8
14
13
13
13
13
27
57
59
150
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:17AM1.85m
1:53PM1.77m
2:03AM1.80m
2:46PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.58m
7:56AM0.51m
8:19PM0.64m
8:47AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
9
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
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