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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Sun 25

Arawahata Road7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft201 kJ

5 ft258 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

7 ft356 kJ

5 ft154 kJ

5 ft627 kJ

5 ft709 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Arawahata Road, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft8 smushy	258kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	7 ft7 smushy	356kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	5 ft5 smushy	154kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft12 smushy	627kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	709kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	15°C

Green Meadows7.6 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft192 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

7 ft366 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

4 ft500 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Green Meadows, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	7 ft7 smushy	366kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	5 ft5 smushy	139kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft12 smushy	500kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	620kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	16°C

op4 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft192 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

7 ft366 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

4 ft553 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at op, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	7 ft7 smushy	366kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	5 ft5 smushy	139kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	553kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	620kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	16°C

Puniho road2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft192 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

7 ft366 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

4 ft500 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puniho road, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	192kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	207kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	7 ft7 smushy	366kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	5 ft5 smushy	139kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft12 smushy	500kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	620kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	16°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

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Stent Road24.8 kmabout 45 min by car

5 ft188 kJ

5 ft321 kJ

5 ft152 kJ

6 ft281 kJ

6 ft175 kJ

5 ft760 kJ

6 ft844 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stent Road, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	321kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	5 ft6 smushy	152kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	6 ft7 smushy	281kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	6 ft6 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 smushy	760kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	6 ft12 smushy	844kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	15°C

Rocky Pt28.3 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft113 kJ

5 ft274 kJ

5 ft152 kJ

5 ft183 kJ

6 ft175 kJ

5 ft729 kJ

5 ft831 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rocky Pt, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	274kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	5 ft6 smushy	152kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	5 ft6 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	6 ft6 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft12 smushy	729kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 smushy	831kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	15°C

Ski near Ōpunake

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Ōpunake, New Zealand

About Ōpunake

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Where it is

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Further out

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