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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
Thu
30
3
Poor
0.4m
@9s
18km/h
Fri
1
38
Poor
0.8m
@7s
8km/h
Sat
2
54
Fair
0.6m
@17s
5km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.4m
ESE(117°)
Score: 3/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
18km/h
S(189°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm88%
Windswell Component
0.2mS@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 13 km/h SW|PM: 16 km/h S
Lighter winds early (13 km/h)
Tide at 10am (-0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:54 am
High tide - 0.72m
10:10 am
Low tide - -0.56m
4:22 pm
High tide - 0.66m
10:30 pm
Low tide - -0.56m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

3
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score24/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score3/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score3

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

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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