Check the Beach

Orua Beach

Northland, New Zealand

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to 7 pm, sunset 7:46 pm
7 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:46 pm
Today
5.4Fair7 am106
5.4Fair8 am74
5.1Fair9 am64
5.1Fair10 am43
6.0Good11 am43
5.1Fair12 pm106
4.7Fair1 pm1811
7.0Great2 pm1711
7.4Great3 pm128
6.9Good4 pm1710
7.2Great5 pm1610
7.3Great6 pm138
6.8Good7 pm149
Sat
5.3Fair7 am74
5.3Fair8 am96
6.5Good9 am127
5.2Fair10 am138
7.4Great11 am138
7.5Great12 pm149
7.6Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm138
7.5Great3 pm149
7.0Great4 pm1711
7.1Great5 pm2314
6.8Good6 pm2415
5.9Good7 pm2415
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 7 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
7.3 km4.6 miWhangaroa (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miBay of Islands Airport (KKE)

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 Orua Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 97%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 43%