Opunake Beach surf break

Opunake Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 10 Jul 2025 NZST
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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 6AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.3
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
NW
2.5
W
4
W
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)191717171716161615141414141010111213131313131317161615151414141313121211111099916141414141413131313131313121211101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)52874911818318277907775906064785088998701238178325723819483753194637406340594677101201036296829045768467445686475739393397264120891733153815091104110411171311324128822552251723231634127410428347026825194736751610182335513794
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
35
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononon
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
2:31AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:41-------7:39-------
Sunset------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-----
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Rain (mm)
1----511234-1122121111211--1221111----11----------33-311111352
Temp. °C141414141414141515141313131414131312121212131412121212121314141313121213141413131211111010121413131414141414141413131313
Feels °C (?)11111010108891210899999988989967677910991087899877787791210991111111111117999
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