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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Arawahata Road7.1 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft77 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

5 ft131 kJ

4 ft116 kJ

3 ft334 kJ

5 ft563 kJ

5 ft709 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arawahata Road, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	14°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	5 ft5 smushy	131kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	3 ft15 smushy	334kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft12 smushy	563kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	709kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	15°C

Green Meadows7.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft500 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Green Meadows, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	4 ft12 smushy	500kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	620kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	16°C

op4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft553 kJ

5 ft596 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at op, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft12 ssoft	553kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	596kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	16°C

Puniho road2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft118 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

5 ft117 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

4 ft500 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puniho road, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft8 smushy	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft5 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	159kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	4 ft12 smushy	500kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Rocky Pt28.3 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft113 kJ

4 ft122 kJ

5 ft152 kJ

5 ft183 kJ

3 ft383 kJ

5 ft729 kJ

5 ft655 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rocky Pt, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	152kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft15 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 smushy	729kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	655kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	15°C

Stent Road24.8 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft179 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

5 ft152 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

3 ft396 kJ

5 ft711 kJ

5 ft685 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stent Road, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft9 smushy	179kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	152kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft15 scrumbling	396kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	5 ft12 smushy	711kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	5 ft12 smushy	685kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	15°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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