Opunake Beach Surf Forecast

/ Taranaki (31 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.46° S 173.86° E)

Surf Forecasts

Opunake Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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)

Hourly 12 Days

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		Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	1	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	W	W	WSW
Period(s) (?)	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	528	749	1181	831	827	790	777	590	606	478	508	899	870	1238	1783	2572	3819	4837	5319	4637	4063	4059	4677	10120	10362	9682	9045	7684	6744	5686	4757	3939	3397	2641	2089	1733	1538	1509	1104	1104	1117	1311	3241	2882	2552	2517	2323	1634	1274	1042	834	702	682	519	473	675	1610	1823	3551	3794
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNE	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	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	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	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				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	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	5	11	23	4	-	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	2
Temp. °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	12	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Feels °C (?)	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	9	12	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	6	7	6	7	7	9	10	9	9	10	8	7	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	9	12	10	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	9	9	9

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