Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
14
13
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
5:15PM1.81m
5:31AM1.74m
6:00PM1.87m
6:24AM1.81m
6:45PM1.91m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.57m
12:01PM0.59m
00:38AM0.49m
12:51PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
18
15
13
13
12
12
16
18
20
19
14
12
11
11
15
18
20
17
12
Feels °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
16
15
16
17
12
10
9
9
13
16
17
13
10
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