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Ohiwa-Port Ohope ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Ohiwa-Port Ohope Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Bay of Plenty)

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Name: Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: SSW

Ohiwa-Port Ohope in Bay of Plenty is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Ideal winds are from the south southwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here.

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Overall Ohiwa-Port Ohope Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ohiwa-Port Ohope:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Ohope Beach 6 mi
Second closest break Whakatane Heads 9 mi
Third closest break Torere Beach 19 mi
Fourth closest break Hawai River 23 mi
Fifth closest break Motu River 26 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Ohiwa-Port Ohope:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4126 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4184 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4433 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4494 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4633 mi

Tide stations nearest to Ohiwa-Port Ohope:

Closest tide station Ohiwa, New Zealand 1 mi
Second closest tide station Ohope Wharf, New Zealand 2 mi
Third closest tide station Whakatane, New Zealand 8 mi
Fourth closest tide station Moutohora (Whale) Island, New Zealand 12 mi
Fifth closest tide station Omaio Bay (Motunui Island), New Zealand 31 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Ohiwa-Port Ohope:

Closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 122 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 122 mi
Third closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 127 mi
Fourth closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 188 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 352 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Ohiwa-Port Ohope:

Closest city location Whakatane (New Zealand) 9 mi
Second closest city location Opotiki (New Zealand) 10 mi
Third closest city location Edgecumbe (New Zealand) 17 mi
Fourth closest city location Kawerau (New Zealand) 25 mi
Fifth closest city location Maketu (New Zealand) 41 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Ohiwa-Port Ohope is Whakatane Airport (WHK) in New Zealand, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Ohiwa-Port Ohope is Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand, 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • Third is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 90 km (56 miles) away.
  • Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand is 105 km (65 miles) away.
  • Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Ohiwa-Port Ohope and is 125 km (78 miles) away.
Ohiwa-Port Ohope break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Ohiwa-Port Ohope, New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty. Use the tab navigation above to view Ohiwa-Port Ohope sea temperature, Ohiwa-Port Ohope photographs, Ohiwa-Port Ohope detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Ohiwa-Port Ohope webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty live weather stations and Ohiwa-Port Ohope tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Ohiwa-Port Ohope.