Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
N
6
1
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
6
5
5
4
4
7
7
24
12
11
14
15
26
25
34
48
38
59
64
66
59
72
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:00PM2.01m
11:31AM2.03m
11:49PM1.99m
12:29PM1.99m
00:42AM1.93m
1:27PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.33m
6:03PM0.47m
6:24AM0.35m
7:00PM0.51m
7:18AM0.39m
8:01PM0.53m
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
12
12
12
11
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
9
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
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