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Ocean Beach

South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand

Ocean Beach 1 photo

  • Pimelea prostrata at Ocean Beach

    Pimelea prostrata at Ocean Beach. Sunita Singh, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:50 pm
7 am
3.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.6
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.6
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.5
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:50 pm
Today
4.4Fair7 am32
4.4Fair8 am21
4.4Fair9 am21
5.2Fair10 am21
6.3Good11 am32
7.0Great12 pm42
7.1Great1 pm32
7.4Great2 pm21
6.9Good3 pm42
6.7Good4 pm43
6.4Good5 pm11
7.4Great6 pm32
7.4Great7 pm74
Sat
3.5Poor7 am2113
3.5Poor8 am2516
3.2Poor9 am2918
3.6Poor10 am3018
3.4Poor11 am3522
3.6Poor12 pm3622
3.4Poor1 pm3421
3.4Poor2 pm3421
2.9Poor3 pm3220
2.9Poor4 pm3019
3.5Poor5 pm2818
3.8Poor6 pm2717
3.6Poor7 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.4 m. High at 3 am, 0.6 m. Low at 9 am, -0.3 m. High at 3 pm, 0.7 mLow 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 3 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 3 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 airport
53 km33 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

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.

  • Sat3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 90%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 6%