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Merita Beach

Northland, New Zealand

No photo of Merita Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:47 pm
7 am
4.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Merita Beach right now.

7.5Great

Hihi Beach 19 km12 mi south-east

Scores 7.5 right now, 1.2 points above Merita Beach.

See Hihi Beach today

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:47 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am1510
5.0Fair8 am117
5.9Good9 am106
5.0Fair10 am96
5.1Fair11 am64
5.4Fair12 pm53
5.9Good1 pm1912
5.6Good2 pm2415
6.4Good3 pm1811
6.1Good4 pm138
6.3Good5 pm1912
6.3Good6 pm2616
6.0GoodNow2616
Sat
6.3Good7 am127
5.1Fair8 am117
5.9Good9 am117
5.2Fair10 am106
7.5Great11 am117
6.6Good12 pm138
7.0Great1 pm1610
6.7Good2 pm159
6.0Good3 pm1610
5.3Fair4 pm2012
5.4Fair5 pm2113
5.9Good6 pm1912
7.1Great7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 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

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 90%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h21 mph, rain 35%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miTokerau Beach (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miKaitaia Aerodrome (KAT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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