Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
N
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
14
29
109
160
188
290
358
419
308
126
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:45PM1.82m
1:06AM1.84m
1:48PM1.82m
2:06AM1.82m
2:57PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.52m
7:46AM0.42m
8:26PM0.55m
8:49AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
13
11
10
10
10
13
16
16
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
Feels °C
13
9
8
7
7
8
11
12
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
13
10
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