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Estuary in New Zealand

Opatu River fishing

Ōpatu River is a tidal creek of the Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. It flows west from Te Pahi Stream, flushed by tides, with water temperatures from 13.2 °C in July to 21.5 °C in February. Australian salmon peak from February to April and October to November, best caught with spinning or surfcasting.

AucklandNew Zealand

Estuary

October

Spring season

15.7 °C

Avg. water temp

0.2 m

Swell @ 8s

Opatu River fishing facts

Species, access points, and monthly water temperature on this water.

  • Place

    Opatu River
  • Region

    Auckland
  • Country

    New Zealand
  • Coordinates

    -36.3886, 174.4116
  • Elevation

    0 m
  • Type

    Estuary

When to fish

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Climate data: Copernicus ERA5-Land and Copernicus Marine

Fishing spots

1

Cities

1

Species

0

Fishing methods

  • Spinning
  • Surfcasting
  • Trolling
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Float Fishing

Fishing spots on Opatu River

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