Local favourite beach · Mitiaro, Cook Islands
Oponui
Oponui is a beach in Mitiaro, Cook Islands.
Oponui: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Oponui
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Oponui — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -19.84784, -157.72292. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Oponui
- Lake Tiriroto · lake · Atiu · ~57 km · Must-see
- Mitiaro · river spot · Mitiaro · ~4 km
- Te Rotonui · lake · Mitiaro · ~5 km
- Anatakitaki Cave · cave · Atiu · ~52 km
- Atiu · river spot · Atiu · ~55 km
- Vaitaongo Cave · cave · Mauke · ~65 km
- Mauke · river spot · Mauke · ~66 km
- Takutea · river spot · Atiu · ~74 km
- Teruakuku · beach · Mitiaro · ~0 km
- Vaikoua · beach · Mitiaro · ~0 km
- Orongomai · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Kovea · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Teruaeke · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Vainanao · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- CICC · church · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Cook Islands Christian Church · church · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Kaapote · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Akapa · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
Other beaches & coast near Oponui
- Teruakuku · beach · Mitiaro · ~0 km
- Vaikoua · beach · Mitiaro · ~0 km
- Orongomai · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Kovea · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Teruaeke · beach · Mitiaro · ~1 km
- Vainanao · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Kaapote · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Akapa · beach · Mitiaro · ~2 km
- Okarava · beach · Mitiaro · ~3 km
- Tiara · beach · Mitiaro · ~3 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Oponui safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Oponui yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Oponui?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Oponui?
Nearby: Lake Tiriroto (lake, 57 km), Mitiaro (river spot, 4 km), Te Rotonui (lake, 5 km), Anatakitaki Cave (cave, 52 km), Atiu (river spot, 55 km), Vaitaongo Cave (cave, 65 km).