Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
42
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
18
52
60
41
21
26
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:42AM1.80m
10:14PM1.88m
10:26AM1.79m
10:56PM1.86m
11:13AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.37m
4:52AM0.35m
5:00PM0.41m
5:35AM0.34m
5:47PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
15
12
11
12
12
11
11
14
13
10
8
5
4
4
5
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
9
10
6
6
6
6
6
5
8
7
5
2
-1
-2
-1
0
2
6
5
4
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