Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
8
37
49
19
17
38
27
62
61
54
51
51
40
47
51
49
31
28
28
33
20
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
S
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM1.83m
11:53PM1.85m
12:24PM1.78m
00:36AM1.79m
1:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.38m
6:00PM0.50m
6:29AM0.44m
6:48PM0.58m
7:14AM0.52m
7:41PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
9
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
1
1
2
5
7
6
5
4
4
3
5
10
11
10
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
10
8
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