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Waipū Cove Beach

Whangārei District, Northland, New Zealand

Waipū Cove Beach 3 photos

  • Cove rd waipu

    Cove rd waipu. Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Whangarei heads and mount manaia as seen from waipu

    Whangarei heads and mount manaia as seen from waipu. Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Maize waipu

    Maize waipu. Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
4.6Fair7 am1811
4.7Fair8 am2113
4.7Fair9 am1811
4.9Fair10 am138
5.1Fair11 am138
5.3Fair12 pm117
7.5Great1 pm53
7.8Great2 pm43
7.7Great3 pm117
7.7Great4 pm74
7.7Great5 pm85
7.5Great6 pm117
7.5GreatNow74
Sat
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am64
5.0Fair9 am74
5.9Good10 am64
5.5Good11 am53
5.3Fair12 pm64
5.5Good1 pm85
5.3Fair2 pm1711
5.9Good3 pm2213
6.2Good4 pm2515
6.6Good5 pm2314
6.3Good6 pm2113
5.7Good7 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, -0.7 m. High at 6 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 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 town
2.4 km1.5 miWaipū Cove (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 35%