Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
151
284
339
281
353
250
250
122
157
117
113
110
85
85
90
85
61
60
41
39
36
47
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
0
N
0
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:21PM1.85m
2:43AM1.90m
3:24PM1.90m
3:48AM1.93m
4:34PM1.97m
4:53AM1.98m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.63m
9:29AM0.50m
10:03PM0.62m
10:33AM0.49m
11:07PM0.60m
11:36AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
9
8
7
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
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