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Papakanui Spit

Auckland, New Zealand

No photo of Papakanui Spit yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:47 pm
7 am
4.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:47 pm
Today
3.6Poor7 am2013
3.5Poor8 am1912
3.6Poor9 am1912
3.7Poor10 am1710
3.8Poor11 am1610
3.9Poor12 pm149
4.1Fair1 pm127
5.6Good2 pm149
5.9Good3 pm1711
6.1Good4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm1610
6.2Good6 pm1510
6.2Good7 pm1711
Sat
4.3Fair7 am63
4.3Fair8 am64
4.3Fair9 am64
4.4Fair10 am53
4.6Fair11 am42
4.7Fair12 pm85
4.7Fair1 pm1610
5.6Good2 pm1912
5.9Good3 pm2012
6.1Good4 pm1912
6.0Good5 pm1912
4.6Fair6 pm2013
5.7Good7 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 33%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
62 km39 miDargaville Aerodrome (DGR)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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