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Opoutama Beach

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.86° E

Opoutama Beach Surf Photo: 'Opoutama Beach ' by Moritz Konschack

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opoutama Beach sea temperature is

12.5° C

1.4°

Opoutama Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	ENE
	13 s	cross		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	ENE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	ENE
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	S	NE
	12 s	cross- on	12 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	S	NE
	12 s	cross- on	12 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	SSW	S
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	SSW	S
	11 s	cross- on	7 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S	SSW
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	SSW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	S
	10 s	glass		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		S	S
	16 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		S	S
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE		S
	15 s	off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	NNE	S
	15 s	glass	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 October at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S
	15 s	cross- on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S
	15 s	cross- on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 October at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opoutama Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 47 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.3 ft). Range 2.10m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Opoutama Beach Surf Photo: 'Opoutama Beach ' by Moritz Konschack

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User: Moritz Konschack (2 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:44 am 19 Oct 2018