Opunake Beach surf break

Opunake Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 10 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Opunake Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Opunake Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Opunake Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Opunake Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
4
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)171919171717171616161514148891011121313131313131216161514141413131312121111101413141416161514141413131313131312121015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1843089037457238488297907766355274788281275132214281892322743665584571949804660407930629276122821248810491876074186342485239743118224633091430139299911541321194896326983137294127702907204616091274102676959250241836225173215
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
3.14
10:02AM
3.03
10:18PM
3.24
10:40AM
3.10
10:56PM
3.31
11:18AM
3.14
11:34PM
3.34
11:57AM
3.14
12:14AM
3.33
12:39PM
3.11
12:56AM
3.26
1:23PM
3.04
1:40AM
3.16
2:11PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.60
3:52AM
0.63
4:10PM
0.51
4:31AM
0.56
4:48PM
0.45
5:10AM
0.50
5:27PM
0.41
5:52AM
0.47
6:06PM
0.43
6:34AM
0.47
6:49PM
0.48
7:19AM
0.50
7:35PM
0.57
8:05AM
0.56
8:26PM
0.68
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:39-----
Sunset5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21---
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Rain (mm)
--1----213225-122121111221122211111-----4722------------------
Temp. °C151414131313141414151514131313141413131212121214141313131313131414121212121313131212121212121213121211101010101011101010
Feels °C (?)1212119991088101298998889777666677777810899787743445668899777766556
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