
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Opoutere Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Opoutere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.72m | 1:31AM1.64m | 2:22PM1.70m | 2:27AM1.63m | 3:20PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.71m | 8:09AM0.68m | 8:57PM0.72m | 9:09AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | NW 5 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NW 7 | E 10 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NW 5 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 134 | 147 | 147 | 169 | 189 | 219 | 240 | 240 | 139 | 219 | 171 | 171 | 219 | 219 | 240 | 242 | 219 | 134 |
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