Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.7
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
13
27
57
59
212
355
154
160
163
160
157
118
123
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:03AM1.80m
2:46PM1.75m
2:52AM1.75m
3:43PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.64m
8:47AM0.56m
9:15PM0.69m
9:41AM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
11
14
15
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
4
3
4
3
1
3
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