Opunake Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Taranaki)
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Opunake Beach Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SW | Wind NNE Sea Temperature Today is: 16.1 °C |
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 04:33 Local time
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Opunake Beach in Taranaki is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A choice of left and right reefs. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Opunake Bay, New Zealand, 1 miles from Opunake Beach.
Opunake Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At New Plymouth, 58 km from Opunake Beach.
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Overall Opunake Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram describes the combination of swells directed at Opunake Beach over a n... (show all text) 
This picture shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions ... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Opunake Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Opunake Beach surf quality by season and Opunake Beach surf quality by month. |
Opunake Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Taranaki surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Opunake Beach
Visitor Reviews of Opunake Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Opunake Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Desperation Point | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Arawhata | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | Middleton Bay | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Sky Williams | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Mangahume | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Opunake Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4304 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4355 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4597 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4658 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 4813 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Opunake Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Opunake Bay | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Port Taranaki | 29 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Waitara River Entrance | 39 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Patea | 40 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Whanganui River Entrance | 69 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Opunake Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Manganui (New Zealand) | 17 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Turoa (New Zealand) | 90 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Whakapapa (New Zealand) | 92 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Tukino (New Zealand) | 95 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Rainbow (New Zealand) | 175 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Opunake Beach: |
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| Closest city location | New Plymouth (New Zealand) | 32 mi |
| Second closest city location | Paraparaumu (New Zealand) | 117 mi |
| Third closest city location | Porirua (New Zealand) | 127 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Nelson (New Zealand) | 129 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Upper Hutt (New Zealand) | 132 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Opunake Beach is New Plymouth Airport (NPL) in New Zealand, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Opunake Beach is Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand, 114 km (71 miles) away.
- Third is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 178 km (111 miles) away.
- Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand is 187 km (116 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Opunake Beach and is 208 km (129 miles) away.
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