Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
44
25
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
42
16
33
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM1.81m
9:33PM1.89m
9:42AM1.80m
10:14PM1.88m
10:26AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.42m
3:35PM0.36m
4:10AM0.38m
4:17PM0.37m
4:52AM0.35m
5:00PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
10
12
9
8
8
8
9
11
15
15
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
10
7
Feels °C
1
2
3
7
8
6
5
5
6
6
8
10
9
6
7
6
7
6
4
6
8
4
1
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