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Horotutu Beach

Far North District, Northland, New Zealand

Horotutu Beach 5 photos

  • Paiha Beach

    Paiha Beach. Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Nihinui Point, 2013 (02)

    Nihinui Point, 2013 (02). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Motumaire Island off the coast at Paihia

    Motumaire Island off the coast at Paihia. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Bay Of Islands

    Bay Of Islands. Ben Stone, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Nihinui Point, 2013 (01)

    Nihinui Point, 2013 (01). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 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
16°C61°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph N
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am95
5.0Fair8 am128
5.1Fair9 am127
5.0Fair10 am117
5.2Fair11 am96
5.3Fair12 pm85
5.6Good1 pm96
7.6Great2 pm53
7.4Great3 pm128
6.9Good4 pm2113
7.1GreatNow1610
7.6Great6 pm128
7.6Great7 pm106
Sat
5.1Fair7 am85
5.2Fair8 am64
5.4Fair9 am32
5.5Good10 am53
5.3Fair11 am85
5.3Fair12 pm127
7.2Great1 pm117
7.2Great2 pm149
6.9Good3 pm1811
7.7Great4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm138
7.5Great6 pm1610
7.5Great7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 mHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 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

  • Restrooms320 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking23 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
250 m830 ftPaihia (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miBay of Islands Airport (KKE)

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.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 14%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 99%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 45%