Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
35
33
15
11
15
15
8
8
8
10
10
5
5
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:41PM1.84m
12:05PM1.81m
00:29AM1.84m
1:00PM1.82m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.36m
6:39PM0.52m
7:10AM0.41m
7:37PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
10
7
Feels °C
4
3
4
3
3
7
8
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
9
7
4
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