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Te Tai Whangatakaia Beach

Far North District, Northland, New Zealand

Te Tai Whangatakaia Beach 5 photos

  • Beach in Stingray Cove of Waewaetorea Island

    Beach in Stingray Cove of Waewaetorea Island. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Okahu Passage south of Okahu Island

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Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
5.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 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 NW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am117
4.9Fair8 am138
5.0Fair9 am127
5.1Fair10 am117
5.4Fair11 am95
5.7Good12 pm74
7.9Great1 pm43
7.7Great2 pm138
7.5Great3 pm1711
7.8Great4 pm159
7.9Great5 pm117
7.8Great6 pm96
7.7Great7 pm106
Sat
5.1Fair7 am64
6.4Good8 am42
5.3Fair9 am64
5.4Fair10 am74
6.5Good11 am85
6.1Good12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm1610
7.9Great3 pm1610
7.8Great4 pm1610
7.6Great5 pm1711
7.5Great6 pm1811
7.1Great7 pm1912
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 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 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 airport
29 km18 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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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 45%