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Opoutama Beach Surf Photo: 'About as good as Opoutama gets,' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	ENE	ENE	S	ESE	S
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE	ENE	S	ESE	S
	11 s	off	5 s	14 s	9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	ENE	SSW	ESE	S
	10 s	off	5 s	13 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	S		S	NE	ESE
	10 s	glass		12 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	ENE	ESE
	10 s	cross- on	2 s	11 s	6 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	W	SSW	S	ESE	S
	10 s	glass	5 s	11 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSW	ESE	S
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSW	S	ESE
	19 s	cross		10 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	E	ENE	SSW	ESE	S
	19 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	SSW	S	ESE
	18 s	off	3 s	14 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	NE	NE	S	ESE	ESE
	18 s	off	4 s	18 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	S		SSW	S	ENE
	17 s	cross- on		13 s	17 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WNW		SSW	S	ENE
	17 s	glass		13 s	17 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW	W	S	ESE	ENE
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	16 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	S	E	NE
	14 s	on	5 s	14 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE	E	ENE
	6 s	on	6 s	8 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	S	SSW	S	ENE	ESE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	13 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 December at 12 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 5 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.3 ft). Range 2.07m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 12:07 pm 5 Dec 2020

About as good as Opoutama gets,

New Zealand | Opoutama Beach

Average rating: 4.0

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Opoutama waves tend to close out across the beach when it gets much overhead. Even when it is smaller, much of the vast beach breaks too fast.

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