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Wairiki Beach

Far North District, Northland, New Zealand

Wairiki Beach 1 photo

  • Mahenotiti Island

    Mahenotiti Island. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
9 km/h6 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°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am117
4.9Fair8 am138
5.0Fair9 am127
5.1Fair10 am117
5.4Fair11 am95
5.7Good12 pm74
5.7Good1 pm32
8.1Great2 pm106
7.3Great3 pm1711
7.7Great4 pm159
7.8Great5 pm96
7.7Great6 pm95
7.5GreatNow96
Sat
5.1Fair7 am95
6.2Good8 am85
5.4Fair9 am53
6.6Good10 am53
5.7Good11 am74
5.7Good12 pm117
7.3Great1 pm138
7.7Great2 pm149
7.8Great3 pm1610
8.0Great4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm1610
7.5Great6 pm1912
7.3Great7 pm1811
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 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 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
30 km19 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Wairiki Beach.

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%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 45%