Opunake Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 173.86° E

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

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Opunake Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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

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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

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)
Photo taken at: 4:02 pm 15 Sep 2009
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  • Arch

    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


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