Opoutere Beach Surf Break

Opoutere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.11° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutere Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Opoutere Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.2
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
657
646
625
526
491
401
335
323
267
305
296
200
200
162
162
453
325
172
143
178
158
153
146
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:29AM1.81m
10:06PM1.89m
10:08AM1.78m
10:47PM1.88m
10:50AM1.76m
11:27PM1.88m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.53m
4:03PM0.44m
4:39AM0.51m
4:43PM0.44m
5:22AM0.49m
5:24PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
6
7
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
14
12
11
11
13
13
11
10
11
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
11
9
9
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
NNW
7
1
NE
7
0.8
E
10
1
N
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
667
657
646
625
526
491
401
335
323
151
120
296
200
200
162
162
162
172
102
128
97
158
153
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
10
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
267
305
79
48
44
62
151
125
59
168
62
43
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
N
6
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
22
31
36
25
125
98
37
26
44
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
2.2
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
17
61
109
141
228
51
107
96
453
325
172
143
178
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
18
131
251
251
247
169
132
0
0
0
26
10
131
147
185
188
5
5
5
10
87
74
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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