Te Wharau Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 7:32 pm

7 am
6.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

6 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

7 pm
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 14°C58°F
Water: 16°C61°F
Wind: 53 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 96 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:32 pm

Today

6.6Good7 am127

6.9Good8 am128

7.0Great9 am1610

7.0Great10 am1811

7.0Great11 am1811

6.9Good12 pm2012

7.0Great1 pm1811

7.3Great2 pm1510

7.4Great3 pm138

7.3Great4 pm96

7.4Great5 pm85

7.4Great6 pm53

7.2Great7 pm43

Sat

6.6Good7 am85

7.1Great8 am106

7.6Great9 am117

7.6Great10 am1610

7.6Great11 am1912

7.7Great12 pm2012

7.6Great1 pm2113

7.6Great2 pm2113

7.5Great3 pm2113

7.4Great4 pm1912

7.0Great5 pm1811

6.5Good6 pm1811

5.3Fair7 pm1610

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 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

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport: 105 km65 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

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

Nearby beaches

Hautai Beach16 km10 mi north away
7.0 Great

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Te Wharau 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.

Sat7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
Wed6.3 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 22%