Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
408
424
432
432
477
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
604
566
465
394
323
267
216
208
204
200
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
S
0
SE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:45PM1.89m
8:51AM1.82m
9:24PM1.89m
9:29AM1.81m
10:06PM1.89m
10:08AM1.78m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.56m
3:23PM0.46m
3:56AM0.53m
4:03PM0.44m
4:39AM0.51m
4:43PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
13
13
13
11
12
14
15
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
8
9
9
11
10
11
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
408
408
424
432
432
477
468
678
657
657
667
657
646
625
604
566
465
394
145
147
111
72
204
200
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.8
E
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
6
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
232
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
16
323
267
216
208
68
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
45
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
9
24
60
245
117
82
49
49
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
10
134
251
134
185
119
0
0
0
0
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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