Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
15
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
17
17
17
28
32
58
31
30
33
32
31
30
29
28
28
16
17
128
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:45PM1.82m
5:56AM1.77m
6:24PM1.87m
6:44AM1.81m
7:05PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.52m
00:15AM0.50m
12:26PM0.47m
1:01AM0.41m
1:12PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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6:01
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6:00
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6:58
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6:14
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6:15
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7:15
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
17
17
11
11
Feels °C
7
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
9
9
9
10
9
11
11
5
6
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