Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
8
7
16
16
62
141
150
118
82
88
76
76
83
80
62
66
71
56
118
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:36PM1.89m
00:56AM1.88m
1:37PM1.87m
1:51AM1.84m
2:40PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.48m
7:33AM0.38m
8:11PM0.53m
8:30AM0.42m
9:15PM0.54m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:21
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7:22
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5
6
2
1
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Temp °C
14
17
16
14
13
11
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
14
12
12
10
5
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
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