Surf Forecast Surf Report
Opunake Beach surf break

Opunake Beach surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Opunake Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
2
WNW
1.7
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.9
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)998910101010988771313121212121212121212788161616161515151515151514141414141414131414141313161615141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)844720448672555951867745497434600325180212330131187255190365304347202254610712551334436993499955930930905881773711701606530424424424318313318272264257175175436516469501545545536649
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
SE
25
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
2.48
3:04AM
2.56
3:47PM
2.44
4:20AM
2.58
4:56PM
2.50
5:26AM
2.70
5:59PM
2.64
6:23AM
2.89
6:58PM
2.84
7:15AM
3.09
7:51PM
3.06
8:05AM
3.28
8:39PM
3.28
8:53AM
3.42
9:25PM
3.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
1.06
9:29AM
1.12
9:56PM
1.07
10:41AM
1.02
11:09PM
0.95
11:49AM
0.82
12:14AM
0.75
12:48PM
0.55
1:10AM
0.50
1:39PM
0.28
2:01AM
0.26
2:26PM
0.07
2:49AM
0.08
3:12PM
-0.07
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
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Rain (mm)
-221--------1--11-------------------------------------------
Temp. °C201918181717181717161615161616171616151515151514151411111111111414141314141314161615151514141517181616161616161818171616
Feels °C (?)171717171517181414121414161616181616151614117676345681212141112121113151413131311111313151414141414141515151414
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