
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1341 | 1532 | 1482 | 1373 | 1755 | 1941 | 2244 | 2290 | 1581 | 866 | 829 | 2118 | 1676 | 1653 | 1314 | 1110 | 784 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SE 10 | — | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
750 | 975 | 1081 | 1133 | 4 | — | 5 | 683 | 1581 | 866 | 627 | 2118 | 1676 | 1653 | 1314 | 1110 | 784 | 722 | 555 | 444 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 407 | 666 | 749 | 829 | 30 | 37 | — | 63 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 55 | 26 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
1341 | 1532 | 1482 | 1373 | 1755 | 1941 | 2244 | 2290 | 128 | 405 | 468 | 310 | 397 | 302 | 214 | 168 | 132 | 121 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 223 | 216 | 258 | 197 | 183 | 362 | 48 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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