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Pukehina Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Pukehina Beach 2 photos

  • Pukehina Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    Pukehina Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Rick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Impromptu air display

    Impromptu air display. XPinger (Chris Sutton) from Rotorua, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:38 pm
7 am
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C65°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am75
7.3Great8 am64
7.8Great9 am21
8.1Great10 am53
8.2Great11 am117
8.3Great12 pm138
8.3Great1 pm138
8.2Great2 pm149
8.4Great3 pm138
8.3Great4 pm138
8.2Great5 pm138
8.2GreatNow128
8.0Great7 pm117
Sat
7.4Great7 am32
7.5Great8 am32
7.6Great9 am21
7.8Great10 am74
8.0Great11 am127
7.9Great12 pm1610
7.8Great1 pm1811
7.3Great2 pm2113
5.4Fair3 pm2214
5.5Good4 pm2314
5.7Good5 pm2415
7.3Great6 pm2113
7.5Great7 pm1811
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 m. High at 5 pm, 0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.8 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.8 miPukehina Beach (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 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 Pukehina Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 91%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 20%