Opunake Beach - panoramio — Ōpunake Bay. Photo: Gonzalo Baeza, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ōpunake

Ōpunake is a town in Taranaki Region, New Zealand. From Ōpunake you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 ski resort, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Puniho road, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. The nearest airport is NPL, 54 km away.

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Staying in Ōpunake

0 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NPL, 54 km, WAG, 114 km, PMR, 178 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ōpunake. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ōpunake each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Green Meadows7.6 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

4 ft524 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Green Meadows, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	182kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 smushy	524kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C

op4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

4 ft524 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at op, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	182kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 smushy	524kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C

Puniho road2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft182 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

5 ft159 kJ

6 ft241 kJ

4 ft96 kJ

4 ft524 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puniho road, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	182kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	5 ft6 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	10, poor	6 ft7 smushy	241kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 smushy	524kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C

Arawahata Road7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft207 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

6 ft267 kJ

3 ft327 kJ

5 ft605 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arawahata Road, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	207kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	213kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	267kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft14 smushy	327kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft12 smushy	605kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ōpunake, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Ōpunake. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Stent Road24.8 kmabout 45 min by car

4 ft260 kJ

3 ft163 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

6 ft264 kJ

3 ft396 kJ

5 ft710 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stent Road, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	260kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft9 smushy	163kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	4 ft5 smushy	86kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	6 ft7 smushy	264kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	3 ft15 smushy	396kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft12 smushy	710kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	15°C

Rocky Pt28.3 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft247 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

5 ft148 kJ

6 ft262 kJ

3 ft399 kJ

5 ft692 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rocky Pt, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	247kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	89kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	5, poor	6 ft7 smushy	262kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft15 scrumbling	399kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 smushy	692kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Ski near Ōpunake

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Ōpunake, New Zealand

About Ōpunake

Staying in Ōpunake

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

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