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Waihau Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

No photo of Waihau 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
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.2
6 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
95 km/hmph E
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:32 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am117
7.0Great8 am106
7.1Great9 am159
7.2Great10 am159
7.2Great11 am1610
7.4Great12 pm159
7.6Great1 pm148
7.6Great2 pm148
7.6Great3 pm128
7.5Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm95
7.5GreatNow95
7.2Great7 pm64
Sat
6.8Good7 am106
6.7Good8 am106
7.2Great9 am85
7.0Great10 am85
7.1Great11 am106
7.7Great12 pm127
8.1Great1 pm117
8.3Great2 pm85
8.5Excellent3 pm96
8.4Great4 pm149
8.1Great5 pm159
6.8Good6 pm149
6.4Good7 pm96
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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
7.8 km4.9 miTolaga Bay (village)
Nearest airport
37 km23 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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 11%