Ocean Beach
Northland, New Zealand
No photo of Ocean Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm5.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 17°C62°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 2214 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.8 km3 miWhangārei Heads (village)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miWhangārei Airport (WRE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Peach Cove5.7 km3.5 mi south away8.2 Great
- Smugglers Bay Beach5.9 km3.7 mi south away8.2 Great
- Frogtown Beach10 km6.4 mi north away7.4 Great
- Parauwanui Beach12 km7.4 mi north away7.4 Great
- Uretiti Beach18 km11 mi south-west away7.6 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Ocean Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 31%
- Mon7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
- Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 82%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 43%