Opoutere Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Opoutere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)889101010101010999888877777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1125170723282677314632123219284825082150193310997365794683543112612111021231109164
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
1.88
2:12AM
1.85
2:26PM
1.82
3:15AM
1.84
3:30PM
1.77
4:19AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.49
8:05PM
0.39
8:45AM
0.54
9:05PM
0.44
9:50AM
0.55
10:08PM
0.47
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:17-------7:16----
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
8981591297511-------------
Temp. °C171717171818181819202020201918171922232119181717
Feels °C (?)111110111313141415181920222119182123232320181818
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