Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
1
SE
4
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
45
62
135
239
303
183
288
163
158
193
151
104
42
40
138
156
55
53
30
19
11
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:21PM1.82m
10:48AM1.88m
11:02PM1.79m
11:31AM1.85m
11:42PM1.75m
12:15PM1.82m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.38m
5:18PM0.51m
5:34AM0.45m
6:01PM0.57m
6:13AM0.53m
6:46PM0.62m
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
17
16
15
12
13
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
11
8
7
6
11
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
14
13
14
12
10
7
9
7
7
7
8
8
7
9
7
3
2
1
0
5
9
12
11
8
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