Check the Beach

Waimārama Beach

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:39 pm
7 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
7 km/h5 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°C60°F
Wind
75 km/hmph E
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:39 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am64
6.8Good8 am53
7.1Great9 am96
7.1Great10 am127
7.3Great11 am117
7.1Great12 pm127
7.3Great1 pm117
7.5Great2 pm106
7.5Great3 pm96
7.5Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm74
7.3GreatNow75
7.0Great7 pm75
Sat
6.4Good7 am11
6.6Good8 am42
7.1Great9 am53
7.4Great10 am21
7.6Great11 am21
7.7Great12 pm74
7.7Great1 pm106
7.7Great2 pm106
7.7Great3 pm85
7.8Great4 pm64
7.6Great5 pm74
7.3Great6 pm32
7.4Great7 pm32
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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miWaimārama (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miHawke's Bay Airport (NPE)

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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 6%