Opunake Beach Surf Break

Opunake Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.46° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opunake Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Opunake Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Opunake Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Opunake Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tumahu wx

22 km NNE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 124°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

HaweraAws

41 km ESE100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
10
light winds from the NNE
(11 km/h at 20°)
7.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Waiongana wx

49 km NE138 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

NewPlymouthAero Aws

58 km NNE28 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 170°)
4.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

WanganuiAeroAws

115 km ESE14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the NNE
(17 km/h at 30°)
7.5 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

134 km S-152 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
11.1 °C-
-

no observation

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

134 km S-152 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
11.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ohakea Airport

153 km ESE5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 10°)
4 °C10.0
10.0


Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station

155 km E820 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the ENE
(17 km/h at 60°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station

162 km NNE28 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 90°)
6.0 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Opunake Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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