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Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay

Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
🌀Strong rips

Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay is the East Coast's shape-shifting canvas—a long stretch of beach and reef breaks where the constantly moving sandbars ensure no two sessions are ever quite the same. The year-round southeast groundswell exposure keeps waves arriving when other regions go flat, while the uncrowded nature means you can walk down the beach until you find your own peak. The Art Deco architecture of nearby Napier and the renowned Hawkes Bay wine region add cultural dimensions to surf trips here, creating a complete destination experience beyond the waves themselves.

3-Day Forecast
Tue
17
32
Poor
0.5m
@13s
10km/h
Wed
18
9
Poor
0.6m
@7s
8km/h
Thu
19
15
Poor
0.7m
@8s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
E(82°)
Score: 8/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
E(95°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm31%
Secondary Swell
0.1mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:20 am
High tide - 0.80m
10:42 am
Low tide - -0.39m
4:43 pm
High tide - 0.70m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

32
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score32/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score32

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (140°)
Direction range
100° - 180°
Size range
0.5m - 2m
Ideal size
1.5m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: 20km from Hastings. Multiple breaks along beach.

Best Season

Peak: Jan-Dec

Year-round. Groundswells from SE.

Getting There

Airport
NPE
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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