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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
Today
30
58
Fair
1.0m
@14s
6km/h
Tue
31
36
Poor
0.6m
@12s
17km/h
Wed
1
66
Good
0.8m
@16s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.0m
ESE(103°)
Score: 14/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
6km/h
ENE(68°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
22°C
0.1mm75%
Windswell Component
0.1mENE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 10 km/h NNE|PM: 5 km/h SE
Lighter winds later (5 km/h)
Tide at 3pm (0.9m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:33 am
High tide - 0.99m
9:46 am
Low tide - -0.35m
3:56 pm
High tide - 0.93m
10:10 pm
Low tide - -0.37m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

58
Fair
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score62/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
Adjusted Score58/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score58

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°

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

👥 Autumn Break (Apr 4Apr 19) — expect extra crowds

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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