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Opunake Beach Surf Forecast
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Opunake Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Opunake Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Opunake Beach at 12AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Opunake Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2228 | 2342 | 2773 | 2436 | 2205 | 2148 | 1940 | 1012 | 888 | 856 | 776 | 839 | 1084 | 1477 | 1594 | 1690 | 1728 | 1818 | 2240 | 2714 | 2496 | 1845 | 2868 | 3037 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | 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- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:34PM 2.55 | 6:59AM 2.52 | 7:27PM 2.74 | 7:51AM 2.71 | 8:10PM 2.97 | 8:35AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 1.12 | 12:54AM 1.08 | 1:16PM 0.92 | 1:45AM 0.84 | 2:03PM 0.68 | 2:27AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Opunake Beach (light winds from the N at HaweraAws 41 km from Opunake Beach). 2.1m 14s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.9m 4s local chop from the WNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
41 km away, 56 min ago
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