Ōtānerua / Hatfields Beach

Ōrewa, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 PM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.3 m) at 4 s, heading toward SSW, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0.3 m

SSW

4 s

Wind

17 km/h

NNE

Cross-shore

Tide

0.8 m

Rising

Weather

13 °C

Heavy drizzle

15 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

17 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.2 m

Light showers · 14 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

16 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2 m

Light showers · 14 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

18 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1.6 m

Light showers · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

25 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1.2 m

Showers · 13 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

25 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

0.8 m

Showers · 13 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

19 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

0.6 m

Showers · 13 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

19 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

0.7 m

Drizzle · 13 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SSW

12 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

0.9 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SSW

15 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

SSW

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Clear · 15 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

13 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Clear · 16 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

11 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Mostly clear · 16 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

7 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

1 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

5 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.2 m

Light drizzle · 16 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SSW

3 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.9 m

Partly cloudy · 16 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.5 m

Showers · 16 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

2 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.1 m

Light rain · 16 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

7 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SSW

17 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Heavy drizzle · 13 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

SSW

24 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Drizzle · 12 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

SSW

24 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

SSW

22 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

SSW

21 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

SSW

18 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Clear · 12 °C

Nearby spots

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