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Opunake Beach Surf Photo: 'Opunake beach' by Adin pio

Lat Long: 39.46° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opunake Beach sea temperature is

15.6° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Opunake Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	16 s	cross	5 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	20 s	cross	5 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	19 s	cross	5 s	15 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	W	WSW	WSW
	19 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	18 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	18 s	cross	5 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW
	18 s	cross	5 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	W	WSW	W
	17 s	cross	6 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
	16 s	cross	6 s	16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW	WSW
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	WSW
	16 s	glass		16 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW
	16 s	glass		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW
	15 s	glass		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW
	15 s	cross- on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		WSW
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W		WSW
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	WSW
	14 s	cross- on	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Opunake Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 46 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.2m (7.2 ft). Range 3.83m (12.6 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Opunake Beach Surf Photo: 'Opunake beach' by Adin pio

Opunake pumping

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User: Adin pio (10 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:02 pm 15 Sep 2009

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Sorry folks. This photo is not what it seems. Photo shopped - as you can probably tell. It was manipulated to show what the result of an artificial reef may throw up. The reef never worked and the beach has never been like this. Unfortunately.
simbo
why put fake photos in ? opunaki beach is never like this .the artificial reef was a total rip off .shame on u opunaki