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Te Awa a te Atua Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Te Awa a te Atua Beach 3 photos

  • Matata coast

    Matata coast. Air55, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • L'océan pacifique à Matata (1)

    L'océan pacifique à Matata (1). Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • L'océan pacifique à Matata (2)

    L'océan pacifique à Matata (2). Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:37 pm
7 am
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.8
12 km/h8 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
17°C63°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:37 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am117
7.1Great8 am106
7.4Great9 am85
7.8Great10 am32
7.9Great11 am64
7.8Great12 pm96
7.8Great1 pm106
7.8Great2 pm117
7.9Great3 pm127
8.0Great4 pm117
7.9GreatNow138
7.8Great6 pm148
7.8Great7 pm128
Sat
7.5Great7 am74
7.5Great8 am43
7.5Great9 am21
7.5Great10 am74
6.9Good11 am127
6.8Good12 pm159
7.1Great1 pm1811
6.9Good2 pm2012
5.9Good3 pm2012
5.1Fair4 pm2113
5.4Fair5 pm2113
6.4Good6 pm2113
7.3Great7 pm1911
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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 490 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
490 m0.3 miArawa Street - Fronting No. 37
Nearest town
560 m0.3 miMatatā (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miWhakatāne Airport (WHK)

Nearby places

  • Aunty and Uncle CafeFish and chips
    490 m0.3 mi

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 Te Awa a te Atua Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 19%