Waitata Beach
Far North District, Northland, New Zealand
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.5
15 km/h9 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
- 74 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:45 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Restrooms190 m620 ft away
- Showers180 m600 ft away
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m800 ft
- Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.1 km0.7 miKororāreka / Russell (village)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miBay of Islands Airport (KKE)
Nearby places
- Carl's Long Beach Coffee CartCoffee shop250 m800 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Long Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south-east away7.1 Great
- Paihia Beach4.6 km2.8 mi south-west away7.6 Great
- Horotutu Beach4.6 km2.9 mi south-west away7.6 Great
- Hobson Beach4.7 km2.9 mi west away7.6 Great
- Te Ti Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south-west away7.6 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun5.9 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
- Mon7.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
- Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 92%
- Wed5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
- Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 45%