Check the Beach

Orokawa Bay Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.6
9 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
17°C62°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am1711
7.3Great8 am148
7.5Great9 am96
8.0Great10 am53
8.3Great11 am32
8.4Great12 pm96
8.3Great1 pm138
8.2Great2 pm138
8.1Great3 pm138
8.1Great4 pm117
8.0Great5 pm106
7.8GreatNow96
7.6Great7 pm95
Sat
7.2Great7 am32
7.4Great8 am21
7.6Great9 am21
7.9Great10 am53
8.1Great11 am85
7.4Great12 pm117
6.9Good1 pm128
6.1Good2 pm138
5.9Good3 pm127
6.7Good4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm96
7.9Great6 pm96
8.0Great7 pm148
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 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 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

  • Restrooms390 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miWaihī Beach (town)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miTauranga Airport (TRG)

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 Orokawa Bay Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 42%