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Waiotahe Beach

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Waiotahe Beach 2 photos

  • Waiotahi beach

    Waiotahi beach. Sam Abraham, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Waiotahe Beach Surfcasting

    Waiotahe Beach Surfcasting. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:36 pm
7 am
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 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
17°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:36 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am127
7.4Great8 am95
7.8Great9 am53
7.9Great10 am85
7.7Great11 am148
7.8Great12 pm117
8.0Great1 pm106
7.9Great2 pm138
7.6Great3 pm159
7.7Great4 pm138
7.8Great5 pm127
7.8GreatNow96
7.8Great7 pm74
Sat
5.2Fair7 am74
6.8Good8 am32
7.2Great9 am42
7.3Great10 am85
6.8Good11 am127
5.2Fair12 pm159
5.3Fair1 pm1610
5.3Fair2 pm1610
5.8Good3 pm159
5.4Fair4 pm159
5.3Fair5 pm149
6.1Good6 pm128
7.3Great7 pm106
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 m3 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 m3 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 300 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miWaiotahe (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miWhakatāne Airport (WHK)

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 Waiotahe Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 20%