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Hinekite Takutai / Main Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Hinekite Takutai / Main Beach 5 photos

  • Mount Maunganui Main Beach, 2013 (03)

    Mount Maunganui Main Beach, 2013 (03). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mount Maunganui Main Beach, 2013 (05)

    Mount Maunganui Main Beach, 2013 (05). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Motuotau Island, 2013 (01)

    Motuotau Island, 2013 (01). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Moturiki Island, 2013 (01)

    Moturiki Island, 2013 (01). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Leontodon taraxacoides -紐西蘭 Mount Maunganui Beach, New Zealand-

    Leontodon taraxacoides -紐西蘭 Mount Maunganui Beach, New Zealand-. 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am96
7.3Great8 am96
7.4Great9 am96
7.6Great10 am85
7.8Great11 am85
7.8Great12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm127
7.8Great2 pm128
7.7Great3 pm138
7.7Great4 pm128
7.7GreatNow117
7.7Great6 pm106
7.7Great7 pm95
Sat
7.1Great7 am85
7.1Great8 am53
7.2Great9 am21
7.3Great10 am32
7.4Great11 am85
7.1Great12 pm138
6.7Good1 pm1710
6.0Good2 pm1711
5.2Fair3 pm1711
5.2Fair4 pm1811
6.4Good5 pm1711
7.3Great6 pm1510
7.4Great7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.6 m. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.5 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m570 ft away
  • Showers270 m880 ft away
  • Drinking water270 m870 ft away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink48 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground380 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m980 ft
Nearest town
810 m0.5 miMount Maunganui (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miTauranga Airport (TRG)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hinekite Takutai / Main Beach.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 99%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 34%