Check the Beach

Ocean Beach

Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Ocean Beach 2 photos

  • Ocean Beach daybreak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

    Ocean Beach daybreak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Deserted Ocean Beach

    Deserted Ocean Beach. Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:39 pm
7 am
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.2
9 km/h6 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°C66°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:39 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am96
7.1Great8 am64
7.4Great9 am74
7.5Great10 am106
7.7Great11 am106
7.8Great12 pm128
7.9Great1 pm128
7.9Great2 pm138
7.9Great3 pm128
7.8Great4 pm138
7.7GreatNow106
7.6Great6 pm117
7.2Great7 pm96
Sat
6.6Good7 am42
6.6Good8 am43
7.2Great9 am64
7.7Great10 am64
8.1Great11 am53
8.4Great12 pm64
8.3Great1 pm96
8.3Great2 pm117
8.3Great3 pm117
8.5Excellent4 pm42
8.3Great5 pm32
7.5Great6 pm42
7.9Great7 pm21
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 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 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

  • LifeguardStation 120 m410 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Showers90 m290 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m60 ft. Fee not listed
  • Entry feeFree
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.3 km5.2 miWaimārama (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miHawke's Bay Airport (NPE)

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 Ocean Beach.

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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%