Ocean Beach Surf Break

Ocean Beach Surf Guide

Lat Long: 39.77° S 177.01° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Ocean Beach break guidePhoto by: TriPod

Ocean Beach Surf Guide

Ocean Beach in Hawkes Bay is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks.. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Ocean Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2consistent
13.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ocean Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ocean Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

What's the best time of year to surf Ocean Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Ocean Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter  and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in June while 25% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 47% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
28%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
25%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
47%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ocean Beach Location Map

Interactive Ocean Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ocean Beach is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 133 km (83 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ocean Beach is Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand, 140 km (87 miles) away.

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Ocean Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 08:26 Local Time
Sunday 21
9AM12PM3PM6PM
Wave (m)
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period (s) 15 14 14 13
Wind (km/h)
5
10
15
5
Wind State glass cross cross-
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What does Ocean Beach look like?

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    Tides at Ocean Beach

    Current tide and informaton
    For Cray Bay, 8 km from Ocean Beach.
    Next High Water: 10:38am | 1.48m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 04:50pm | 0.09m
    IS AT (local time)

    Ocean Beach Sea Temperature

    The water temperature (13.4 °C) at Ocean Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

    Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
    Current Temp*: 13.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    New Zealand Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

    Swell History at Ocean Beach

    Surf stats for Ocean Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

    Ocean Beach Location Map
    Average Swell
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    Wind History at Ocean Beach

    Wind stats for Ocean Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

    Ocean Beach Location Map
    Average Wind
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    Ocean Beach Reviews:

    Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

    Ratings
    Based on 10 votes.
    • Overall:2.0
    • Quality on a good day:4.0
    • Consistency of Surf:3.4
    • Difficulty Level:3.0
    • Wind and Kite Surfing:3.1
    • Crowds:2.8
    • ...

    See all 18 ratings

    Review
    Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
    Brad from New Zealand
    “Great beach can turn it on sometimes. When you get it right it pumps and is a lot of fun. Doesn't get crowded as you just go further down the beach to another break. Bars Shift around so it's never the same.”

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