Ōhope Beach
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:36 pm6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2817 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 2 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:36 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.7 km1.7 miŌhope (town)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miWhakatāne Airport (WHK)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ōhope Recreation Reserve3.5 km2.1 mi west away8.2 Great
- Waiotahe Beach13 km8.0 mi east away7.8 Great
- Old Ōpōtiki Harbour Entrance16 km9.7 mi east away7.8 Great
- Hikuwai Beach20 km12 mi east away8.1 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Ōhope Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 95%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 19%