Opunake Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 173.86° E

Opunake Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Opunake Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Opunake Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Opunake Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1341
1532
1482
1373
1755
1941
2244
2290
1581
866
829
2118
1676
1653
1314
1110
784
722
555
444
437
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
20
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM3.10m
00:44AM3.20m
1:10PM3.02m
1:25AM3.08m
1:53PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.45m
6:42PM0.52m
7:07AM0.51m
7:24PM0.64m
7:49AM0.61m
8:11PM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
7
5
5
5
3
-1
-2
-1
-1
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
5
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