Check the Beach

Puatai Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

No photo of Puatai Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:32 pm
7 am
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.2
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°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
85 km/hmph E
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am127
7.0Great8 am127
6.9Good9 am1610
7.0Great10 am1610
7.0Great11 am1711
7.3Great12 pm159
7.4Great1 pm149
7.5Great2 pm138
7.5Great3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm106
7.5Great5 pm85
7.4GreatNow85
7.2Great7 pm74
Sat
6.7Good7 am117
6.5Good8 am149
7.0Great9 am138
7.0Great10 am127
7.1Great11 am128
7.4Great12 pm149
7.8Great1 pm138
8.1Great2 pm117
8.4Great3 pm127
7.8Great4 pm1912
7.5Great5 pm2113
6.3Good6 pm1912
6.2Good7 pm138
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 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 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 4 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
33 km21 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 11%