Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
121
126
158
137
144
125
110
124
138
157
161
397
388
313
320
295
295
236
236
221
216
222
207
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:54AM1.79m
3:43PM1.87m
4:01AM1.75m
4:45PM1.88m
5:07AM1.75m
5:42PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.45m
10:18PM0.53m
10:36AM0.47m
11:19PM0.49m
11:37AM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:23
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
18
19
17
12
12
11
11
16
18
16
17
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
11
12
12
12
9
8
8
12
17
17
13
8
9
9
9
15
16
15
16
15
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