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Opunake Beach

South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand

Opunake Beach 4 photos

  • Opunake Surf Lifesaving Club - panoramio

    Opunake Surf Lifesaving Club - panoramio. Gonzalo Baeza, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Opunake Beach Tip Top - panoramio

    Opunake Beach Tip Top - panoramio. Gonzalo Baeza, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Opunake Beach - panoramio

    Opunake Beach - panoramio. Gonzalo Baeza, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Coastal Curiosity´s Opunake - panoramio

    Coastal Curiosity´s Opunake - panoramio. Gonzalo Baeza, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:52 pm
7 am
3.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
5.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:52 pm
Today
5.9Good7 am32
5.8Good8 am96
6.1Good9 am138
6.2Good10 am148
6.2Good11 am149
6.1Good12 pm159
4.9Fair1 pm159
5.8Good2 pm149
5.0Fair3 pm138
6.2Good4 pm149
6.3Good5 pm1610
6.1Good6 pm1610
6.1Good7 pm1710
Sat
3.4Poor7 am2012
3.2Poor8 am2214
3.0Poor9 am2616
3.2Poor10 am2616
3.0Poor11 am2616
3.1Poor12 pm2616
2.8Poor1 pm2616
3.6Poor2 pm2616
4.1Fair3 pm2516
3.8Poor4 pm2515
5.0Fair5 pm2415
5.1Fair6 pm2314
4.8Fair7 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.2 m. High at 9 am, 1.4 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 mLow 3 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 3 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 31%
  • Thu2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms130 m430 ft away
  • Drinking water130 m440 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables90 m290 ft away
  • Playground130 m430 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
490 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
540 m0.3 miŌpunake (town)
Nearest airport
57 km35 miNew Plymouth Airport (NPL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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