Check the Beach

Oakura Bay

Whangārei District, Northland, New Zealand

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
8%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am106
5.8Good8 am138
4.9Fair9 am138
5.1Fair10 am117
5.3Fair11 am85
5.6Good12 pm64
6.2Good1 pm64
7.6Great2 pm128
7.7Great3 pm149
7.9Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm106
7.2Great6 pm96
7.0Great7 pm106
Sat
5.6Good7 am85
6.5Good8 am85
5.4Fair9 am95
5.5Good10 am106
5.7Good11 am106
5.9Good12 pm95
7.0Great1 pm128
7.6Great2 pm149
7.6Great3 pm1710
7.8Great4 pm1711
7.5Great5 pm1710
7.2Great6 pm1710
6.9Good7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.9 m3 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

  • Restrooms260 m860 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m830 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m810 ft
  • Picnic tables230 m750 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
360 m0.2 miŌakura (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miBay of Islands Airport (KKE)

Nearby places

  • Oakura bay cafeFood and drink
    250 m810 ft

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 Oakura Bay.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 44%