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 5 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 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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)

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	Thursday 10			Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Fri 18
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	3	3	2	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	0	0	!	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	NW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	17	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	14	13	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	184	308	903	745	723	848	829	790	776	635	527	478	828	1275	1322	1428	1892	3227	4366	5584	5719	4980	4660	4079	3062	9276	12282	12488	10491	8760	7418	6342	4852	3974	3118	2246	3309	1430	1392	999	1154	1321	1948	963	2698	3137	2941	2770	2907	2046	1609	1274	1026	769	592	502	418	362	2517	3215
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	NNW	NE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- 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	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	13	22	5	-	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10
Feels °C (?)	12	12	11	9	9	9	10	8	8	10	12	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	10	8	9	9	7	8	7	7	4	3	4	4	5	6	6	8	8	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	6

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