Check the Beach

Kikipaku Beach

Northland, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
6.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am149
5.2Fair8 am106
5.2Fair9 am106
5.1Fair10 am106
5.1Fair11 am95
6.0Good12 pm64
5.4Fair1 pm127
6.6Good2 pm1911
7.0Great3 pm1610
6.8Good4 pm1811
7.0Great5 pm1811
7.3Great6 pm149
6.9GoodNow138
Sat
5.2Fair7 am74
5.4Fair8 am95
6.8Good9 am117
6.7Good10 am149
7.1Great11 am159
7.4Great12 pm1610
7.4Great1 pm1510
7.6Great2 pm138
7.3Great3 pm1610
6.7Good4 pm2012
6.8Good5 pm2415
6.6Good6 pm2415
5.6Good7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.9 m3 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
5.9 km3.7 miMātauri Bay (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Kikipaku Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 39%