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Opunake Beach
Current Water Quality
Please contact your local regional council for the most recent water quality information at this location.
Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty
We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.
Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Forecast
Weather
Water temp: 16.0°C
ThuNow
16.6°CCloudy
N17km/h
Thu11am
16.4°CCloudy
N23km/h
Thu1pm
16.7°CCloudy
N26km/h
Thu3pm
16.9°CCloudy
N27km/h
Thu5pm
16.8°CRain
N28km/h
Thu7pm
17°CCloudy
N30km/h
Thu9pm
17.2°CCloudy
N22km/h
Fri5am
18.9°CCloudy
N35km/h
Fri7am
18.1°CCloudy
N30km/h
Fri9am
17.5°CShowers
N19km/h
Fri11am
17.3°CCloudy
NNE24km/h
Fri1pm
17.2°CCloudy
N22km/h
Fri3pm
17.2°CCloudy
N24km/h
Fri5pm
16.7°CShowers
N22km/h
Fri7pm
17.2°CRain
N18km/h
Fri9pm
18.3°CCloudy
N27km/h
Sat5am
17.4°CCloudy
NNW27km/h
Sat7am
16.4°CCloudy
NNW23km/h
Sat9am
15.4°CCloudy
N21km/h
Sat11am
15.1°CCloudy
N21km/h
Sat1pm
15.1°CCloudy
N22km/h
Sat3pm
15°CCloudy
NNW27km/h
Sat5pm
14.6°CCloudy
NNW29km/h
Sat7pm
15.5°CSunny
NW25km/h
Sat9pm
16.8°CShowers
NW25km/h
Tide
Currently outgoing
Thu
1:22pm
Low
0.85m
Thu
7:30pm
High
3.17m
Fri
1:41am
Low
0.75m
Fri
7:54am
High
3.3m
Fri
2:06pm
Low
0.72m
Fri
8:15pm
High
3.26m
Sat
2:23am
Low
0.7m
Sat
8:34am
High
3.38m
Sat
2:46pm
Low
0.61m
Sat
8:56pm
High
3.33m
Sun
3:02am
Low
0.67m
Sun
9:11am
High
3.43m
Beach Info
Opunake is a very popular beach with the local community. The beach can be dangerous in any size swell due to the southerly drift and the large rip at the southern end of the beach. There are some large holes always present at the beach. Opunake Beach has good facilities for beach goers and a motor camp situated only 50 metres from the beach. Opunake Surf Life Saving Club patrol weekends and public holidays during the summer months and there are also professional Lifeguards working during the school holidays.
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Hazards
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Submerged objects
Sudden drop in water depth
Facilities
Parking
Playground
Shops nearby
Toilet block