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Ōraka Beach

Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Ōraka Beach 1 photo

  • Mahia ocean waves (Unsplash)

    Mahia ocean waves (Unsplash). Mathyas Kurmann mathyaskurmann, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:34 pm
7 am
6.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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
16°C61°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:34 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am96
6.8Good8 am117
6.9Good9 am117
7.0Great10 am117
7.2Great11 am96
7.3Great12 pm95
7.4Great1 pm127
7.2Great2 pm117
7.3Great3 pm106
7.3Great4 pm149
7.2Great5 pm138
7.0GreatNow149
6.7Good7 pm127
Sat
6.7Good7 am42
6.7Good8 am10
7.1Great9 am32
7.3Great10 am43
7.5Great11 am74
7.7Great12 pm53
7.9Great1 pm32
8.0Great2 pm85
8.0Great3 pm106
8.0Great4 pm117
7.4Great5 pm138
7.0Great6 pm1510
7.3Great7 pm138
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, -0.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.5 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 town
2.8 km1.7 miMāhia Beach (village)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miWairoa Airport (WIR)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 9%