Check the Beach

Mārau Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:32 pm
7 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.3
3 km/h2 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°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
64 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am117
7.3Great8 am96
7.6Great9 am138
7.7Great10 am138
7.7Great11 am149
7.7Great12 pm159
7.9Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm149
7.6Great3 pm128
7.7Great4 pm95
7.7Great5 pm74
7.6GreatNow64
7.3Great7 pm32
Sat
7.0Great7 am32
7.0Great8 am32
7.4Great9 am42
7.5Great10 am85
7.8Great11 am96
8.2Great12 pm106
8.5Excellent1 pm85
8.8Excellent2 pm42
8.8Excellent3 pm85
8.8Excellent4 pm95
8.7Excellent5 pm95
7.4Great6 pm74
6.6Good7 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 5 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.7 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 airport
53 km33 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

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 Mārau Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 74%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 14%