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Ōmanu Beach

Bay of Plenty · New Zealand

IntermediateBeach break-37.669, 176.231

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Ōmanu Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the Fiji Sea coastline near Bay of Plenty — it picks up NW–NE swell and turns cleanest in a SE–SW wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average

Jan

20.1°C

68.2°F · 17.5–23.3°C

Feb

21.2°C

70.2°F · 20.1–22.6°C

Mar

20.7°C

69.3°F · 18.9–22°C

Apr

19.5°C

67.1°F · 17.3–21.1°C

May

18°C

64.4°F · 16.8–19.5°C

Jun

16.3°C

61.3°F · 15.3–17.3°C

Jul

15.2°C

59.4°F · 14.2–16°C

Aug

14.6°C

58.3°F · 13.6–15.4°C

Sep

14.7°C

58.5°F · 14.1–15.5°C

Oct

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.4–17.9°C

Nov

16.9°C

62.4°F · 15.6–19.9°C

Dec

18.6°C

65.5°F · 16.3–20.9°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NW–NE

Best wind

SE–SW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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