Check the Beach

Orongo Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

Orongo Beach 1 photo

  • Waihi beach at southern side of Te Kuri a Paoa

    Waihi beach at southern side of Te Kuri a Paoa. Monsieur Blanc, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 6 pm, sunset 7:35 pm
7 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
10 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:35 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am53
7.2Great8 am32
7.6Great9 am21
7.9Great10 am63
8.0Great11 am117
7.8Great12 pm138
7.7Great1 pm159
7.4Great2 pm117
7.7Great3 pm106
7.8Great4 pm106
7.8Great5 pm63
7.7Great6 pm64
7.5Great7 pm32
Sat
7.1Great7 am106
7.1Great8 am138
7.6Great9 am149
7.9Great10 am1610
7.8Great11 am2012
7.9Great12 pm2213
8.0Great1 pm2314
8.1Great2 pm2214
8.1Great3 pm2214
8.1Great4 pm2214
7.2Great5 pm2314
7.0Great6 pm2113
6.8Good7 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
12 km7 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

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 Orongo 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 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 11%