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Paihia Beach

Far North District, Northland, New Zealand

Paihia Beach 5 photos

  • Paiha Beach

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

  • 00 26 0617 Bay of Islands - Paihia

    00 26 0617 Bay of Islands - Paihia. W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mack Attack 2013 10 10 (10452635816) (2)

    Mack Attack 2013 10 10 (10452635816) (2). Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 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
5 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
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: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
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
7.1Great5 pm1610
7.6GreatNow128
7.6Great7 pm106
Sat
5.1Fair7 am85
5.2Fair8 am64
5.4Fair9 am32
5.5Good10 am53
5.4Fair11 am85
5.5Good12 pm127
7.7Great1 pm117
7.5Great2 pm149
7.0Great3 pm1811
7.6Great4 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 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 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Showers220 m710 ft away
  • Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink30 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
430 m0.3 miPaihia (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 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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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 4%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 45%