Check the Beach

Omanu Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Omanu Beach 3 photos

  • On the beach 01

    On the beach 01. Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • On the beach 08

    On the beach 08. Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Omanu Beach

    Omanu Beach. Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:39 pm
7 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 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
17°C62°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
149 km/hmph N
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:39 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am96
7.3Great8 am85
7.3Great9 am85
7.5Great10 am96
7.6Great11 am117
7.7Great12 pm128
7.7Great1 pm127
7.7Great2 pm138
7.6Great3 pm149
7.8Great4 pm128
7.6GreatNow149
7.6Great6 pm138
7.7Great7 pm127
Sat
5.1Fair7 am64
6.4Good8 am53
6.7Good9 am21
7.0Great10 am43
7.3Great11 am96
7.3Great12 pm128
7.0Great1 pm1710
6.3Good2 pm1811
5.2Fair3 pm1811
5.3Fair4 pm1912
6.2Good5 pm1912
7.1Great6 pm1711
7.3Great7 pm159
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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 990 m0.6 mi
  • Playground300 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m740 ftOceanbeach Road - Concord Avenue
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miBayfair (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miTauranga Airport (TRG)

Nearby places

  • KawakawaFood and drink
    990 m0.6 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 Omanu Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 99%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 34%