Good water quality
Ocean Beach Whangārei Heads
Current Water Quality
Results of water quality samples taken at this location consistently meet national guidelines.
Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty
We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.
Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
12:00am - 5:00am
Sun, 8 Nov
12:00am - 5:00am
Forecast
Water and weather
Water temp: 17.3°C
Low Risk
High Risk
Wastewater overflow
ThuNow
17.1°CCloudy
N6km/h
Thu11am
16.6°CCloudy
N8km/h
Thu1pm
16°CShowers
NNW9km/h
Thu3pm
15.8°CCloudy
NNW10km/h
Thu5pm
15.5°CCloudy
NNW7km/h
Thu7pm
17.2°CCloudy
N8km/h
Thu9pm
21.2°CShowers
NNW14km/h
Fri5am
20.9°CShowers
N21km/h
Fri7am
19°CCloudy
N17km/h
Fri9am
18°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri11am
17.8°CStorm
N13km/h
Fri1pm
17.6°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri3pm
17.2°CCloudy
N18km/h
Fri5pm
16.7°CCloudy
NNW19km/h
Fri7pm
18°CCloudy
N13km/h
Fri9pm
20.7°CShowers
NNW14km/h
Sat5am
23°CSunny
N17km/h
Sat7am
19.1°CSunny
NNW10km/h
Sat9am
15.2°CSunny
NW9km/h
Sat11am
13.4°CCloudy
NNW8km/h
Sat1pm
12.5°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Sat3pm
12.8°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Sat5pm
12.1°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat7pm
15.2°CCloudy
WNW6km/h
Sat9pm
20.5°CCloudy
NW7km/h
Tide
Currently incoming
Thu
10:15am
Low
0.49m
Thu
4:26pm
High
2.0m
Thu
10:31pm
Low
0.55m
Fri
4:46am
High
2.13m
Fri
11:06am
Low
0.44m
Fri
5:20pm
High
2.06m
Fri
11:25pm
Low
0.55m
Sat
5:34am
High
2.13m
Sat
11:52am
Low
0.39m
Sat
6:09pm
High
2.11m
Sun
12:14am
Low
0.55m
Sun
6:18am
High
2.12m
Beach Info
Ocean Beach is located at the end of Whangārei Heads and opens out to an exposed white sandy beach. It is a popular location as its at the end or start of the Te Whare Track. The beach is popular for swimmers and surfers. There is two car parks and access points to the beach with public toilets available. Anyone intending on going into the water should seek advice from the Lifeguards and swimmers should always swim between the flags.
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Hazards
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Sudden drop in water depth
Facilities
Parking
Toilet block