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Taipa Beach

Northland, New Zealand

Taipa Beach 5 photos

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    Doubtless Bay, Northland NZ. Petersmeter, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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    Flickr - brewbooks - Cable Bay, NZ - Sea urchin. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Flickr - brewbooks - Cable Bay, NZ - Norfolk Pine (2). brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Flickr - brewbooks - Cable Bay, NZ - Sea urchin (1). brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Flickr - brewbooks - Cable Bay, NZ. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:48 pm
7 am
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7 pm
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
1510 km/hmph S
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:48 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am43
5.0Fair8 am74
5.1Fair9 am64
5.1Fair10 am96
6.0Good11 am96
5.5Good12 pm63
6.7Good1 pm106
4.8Fair2 pm2415
6.6Good3 pm2314
7.2Great4 pm1912
7.1Great5 pm1912
7.5Great6 pm96
7.1Great7 pm74
Sat
5.0Fair7 am32
5.0Fair8 am32
5.0Fair9 am96
5.2Fair10 am106
5.3Fair11 am106
5.8Good12 pm138
5.9Good1 pm1610
7.1Great2 pm149
7.4Great3 pm149
7.2Great4 pm1610
6.3Good5 pm1912
6.7Good6 pm2012
7.5Great7 pm1610
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 7 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 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

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m790 ft
  • Picnic tables70 m220 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
460 m0.3 miTaipa (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miKaitaia Aerodrome (KAT)

Nearby places

  • Taipa TakeawaysFood and drink
    300 m990 ft
  • Wild NektaLocal
    360 m0.2 mi

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 Taipa Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 52%