Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
120
176
163
169
135
135
123
151
121
136
113
113
90
61
65
64
64
64
65
64
64
62
58
59
86
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:22AM1.92m
10:33PM1.78m
11:03AM1.89m
11:13PM1.76m
11:46AM1.85m
11:53PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.46m
4:53PM0.57m
5:02AM0.51m
5:35PM0.60m
5:42AM0.56m
6:19PM0.63m
6:23AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:00
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5:56
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Temp °C
13
13
17
19
20
19
15
13
12
12
17
19
20
18
15
14
14
14
17
19
19
19
17
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
17
17
17
17
12
11
10
10
16
16
18
17
14
13
13
13
17
19
20
20
17
14
12
12
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