Check the Beach

Whale Bay Beach

Northland, New Zealand

Whale Bay Beach 3 photos

  • Matapouri

    Matapouri. Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Gari stangeri 35518247

    Gari stangeri 35518247. Javier, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Tutukaka Harbour, Northland, New Zealand, October 2007

    Tutukaka Harbour, Northland, New Zealand, October 2007. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
12 km/h8 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
17°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am127
4.8Fair8 am159
4.9Fair9 am148
5.1Fair10 am117
5.4Fair11 am96
6.4Good12 pm64
8.1Great1 pm74
7.7Great2 pm159
7.5Great3 pm1610
7.8Great4 pm138
7.8Great5 pm138
7.7Great6 pm148
7.6GreatNow128
Sat
5.2Fair7 am85
6.4Good8 am85
6.3Good9 am85
5.6Good10 am96
5.5Good11 am85
5.6Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm149
6.9Good2 pm1912
6.9Good3 pm2012
7.3Great4 pm2113
7.2Great5 pm2214
7.3Great6 pm2113
7.1Great7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.6 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.9 mLow 12 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m2 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

  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Picnic tables60 m200 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
970 m0.6 miMatapouri (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miWhangārei Airport (WRE)

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 Whale Bay Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 96%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 41%