Punakērua Beach
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
No photo of Punakērua Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:38 pm5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 16°C60°F
- Wind
- 53 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 128 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:38 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 10 am, -0.5 m2 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 town
- 7.5 km4.6 miWhirinaki (village)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miHawke's Bay Airport (NPE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Waipātiki Beach3.6 km2.2 mi north-east away7.0 Great
- Westshore Beach14 km8.6 mi south-west away7.7 Great
- Contentious Beach17 km11 mi south away7.7 Great
- Pacific Beach22 km14 mi south away7.8 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 0%
- Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 67%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%