Check the Beach

Ōhope Recreation Reserve

Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Ōhope Recreation Reserve 5 photos

  • Moutohora Island from Ohope Beach 02

    Moutohora Island from Ohope Beach 02. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ohope Beach in Whakatane 02

    Ohope Beach in Whakatane 02. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ohope Beach in Whakatane 03

    Ohope Beach in Whakatane 03. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Moutohora Island from Ohope Beach 01

    Moutohora Island from Ohope Beach 01. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Maraetotara Stream G3C1581

    Maraetotara Stream G3C1581. Jens Hilligsøe, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:36 pm
7 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:36 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am106
7.4Great8 am74
7.8Great9 am64
8.3Great10 am53
8.3Great11 am127
8.3Great12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm106
8.5Excellent2 pm138
8.3Great3 pm148
8.2Great4 pm149
8.2GreatNow128
8.1Great6 pm106
7.9Great7 pm85
Sat
7.5Great7 am53
7.5Great8 am32
7.6Great9 am21
7.8Great10 am64
7.7Great11 am106
7.2Great12 pm148
6.9Good1 pm159
7.2Great2 pm1610
7.3Great3 pm1610
5.6Good4 pm1610
5.7Good5 pm1510
6.4Good6 pm138
7.6Great7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.6 m. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.5 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 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

  • Restrooms130 m440 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 810 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables430 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m250 ftPohutukawa Avenue - Fronting No. 169
Nearest town
830 m0.5 miŌhope (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miWhakatāne Airport (WHK)

Nearby places

  • Mr & Mrs PizzaPizza
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Steak House Ohope TakeawayBurger
    830 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ōhope Recreation Reserve.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

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%