Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.8°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
20
20
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
27
37
57
56
36
52
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:44PM1.73m
2:48AM1.65m
3:37PM1.73m
3:43AM1.67m
4:28PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.68m
9:19PM0.70m
9:25AM0.68m
10:08PM0.68m
10:20AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:26
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6:22
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Temp °C
13
16
17
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
19
17
11
10
10
10
14
18
19
15
11
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
13
16
17
15
8
8
8
8
13
16
17
11
7
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