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Parauwanui Beach

Northland, New Zealand

Parauwanui Beach 5 photos

  • Parauwanui Beach - Pataua North

    Parauwanui Beach - Pataua North. ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Parauwanui Beach

    Parauwanui Beach. ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mouth of Kowhaitai Creek on Parauwanui Beach

    Mouth of Kowhaitai Creek on Parauwanui Beach. ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Parauwanui Beach 4

    Parauwanui Beach 4. ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ngunguru Bay, Northland, New Zealand, 5th. Dec. 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC

    Ngunguru Bay, Northland, New Zealand, 5th. Dec. 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am127
4.6Fair8 am1811
4.9Fair9 am1610
5.8Good10 am138
6.0Good11 am117
7.2Great12 pm106
7.8Great1 pm117
7.4Great2 pm1610
6.9Good3 pm2012
6.9Good4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm159
7.4Great6 pm149
7.2Great7 pm1610
Sat
5.0Fair7 am74
5.1Fair8 am53
5.9Good9 am42
6.7Good10 am53
6.4Good11 am85
6.6Good12 pm149
5.6Good1 pm2013
5.9Good2 pm2616
6.0Good3 pm2616
6.7Good4 pm2616
6.8Good5 pm2516
6.5Good6 pm2415
6.2Good7 pm2113
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 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
720 m0.4 miPataua North (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miWhangārei Airport (WRE)

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.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 31%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 43%