Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:14AM1.91m
9:36PM1.90m
9:59AM1.94m
10:26PM1.89m
10:47AM1.94m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.38m
4:14AM0.28m
4:36PM0.37m
5:00AM0.29m
5:25PM0.39m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
13
16
16
14
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
13
16
18
14
10
Feels °C
8
11
11
9
7
7
7
7
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
7
10
13
16
10
7
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