Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
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)
1.5
NNW
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.5
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
97
103
114
57
126
187
128
69
41
34
25
9
14
13
14
10
18
16
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM1.85m
11:42PM1.75m
12:15PM1.82m
00:23AM1.71m
1:02PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.45m
6:01PM0.57m
6:13AM0.53m
6:46PM0.62m
6:54AM0.60m
7:36PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:32
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7:32
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7:34
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 mm
1
2
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Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
12
10
8
7
5
11
14
16
14
12
10
9
8
12
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
8
10
6
8
8
4
3
2
1
-1
4
9
13
11
9
7
6
5
10
13
13
13
11
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