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Waipātiki Beach

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Today’s timelapse
Hastings District: Waipatiki Beach

Waipātiki Beach 4 photos

  • Hogna crispipes

    Hogna crispipes. Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Cryptaranea atrihastula 60773192

    Cryptaranea atrihastula 60773192. Mark Tutty, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Drepanacra binocula 60765250

    Drepanacra binocula 60765250. Mark Tutty, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Heteronychus arator 62693224

    Heteronychus arator 62693224. Julia Kasper, CC BY 4.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:38 pm
7 am
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
Now
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:38 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am64
6.1Good8 am64
6.3Good9 am32
6.2Good10 am53
6.3Good11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm127
4.9Fair1 pm127
4.9Fair2 pm117
5.7Good3 pm117
6.3Good4 pm138
7.0GreatNow117
7.2Great6 pm95
7.3Great7 pm53
Sat
7.2Great7 am53
7.2Great8 am75
7.2Great9 am117
7.2Great10 am138
7.3Great11 am138
7.7Great12 pm117
7.5Great1 pm2415
7.1Great2 pm3119
7.1Great3 pm3320
6.6Good4 pm3421
6.7Good5 pm2717
6.5Good6 pm1912
7.7Great7 pm1711
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, -0.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
21 km13 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Waipātiki Beach.

Partner links

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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%