Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.8° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
37
39
43
44
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
34
34
74
104
150
206
181
265
136
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM1.92m
9:39PM1.84m
10:07AM1.91m
10:21PM1.82m
10:48AM1.88m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.32m
3:55PM0.42m
4:15AM0.34m
4:37PM0.46m
4:55AM0.38m
5:18PM0.51m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:33
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7:31
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
16
14
14
15
18
20
21
19
15
15
16
16
19
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
16
17
16
18
18
18
18
16
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
13
13
13
13
14
13
9
8
7
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