6.4Good
Spit Beach 2.7 km1.6 mi east
Scores 6.4 right now, 1.1 points above Whareakeake.
Whareakeake
Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Tomorrow at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 8:16 pm7 am
4.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Better nearby today
These beaches score higher than Whareakeake right now.
6.4Good
The Spit 4.2 km2.6 mi south-east
Scores 6.4 right now, 1.1 points above Whareakeake.
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Whareakeake.
Partner links
Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.
Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.
Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.
Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 42 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 8:16 pm
Today
4.5Fair7 am53
4.5Fair8 am74
5.6Good9 am64
6.4Good10 am75
6.4Good11 am117
6.5Good12 pm127
5.8Good1 pm117
6.1Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm117
5.4Fair4 pm106
5.2Fair5 pm95
5.3Fair6 pm85
5.0Fair7 pm64
4.9Fair8 pm10
Sat
4.5Fair7 am43
5.3Fair8 am64
6.1Good9 am64
5.5Good10 am85
5.2Fair11 am106
6.0Good12 pm117
6.4Good1 pm128
6.6Good2 pm128
6.7Good3 pm106
6.8Good4 pm106
6.7Good5 pm138
6.7Good6 pm117
6.7Good7 pm53
6.7Good8 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
- Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 71%
- Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 43%
- Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
- Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 76%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Whareakeake
Whareakeake is a sandy beach located in Otago, New Zealand. It has an area of 33,609 square meters and is 543 meters long. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Kaikai Beach, which is 1,041 meters away.
Whareakeake ([ˌfaɾɛˈakɛˌakɛ]; formerly and colloquially Murdering Beach, also "Murderers Beach" or "Murdering Bay") is a beach 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana (12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Port Chalmers) and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name. It is now a surfing beach renowned for its right-hand point break.
Source: Whareakeake on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.7 km1.7 miPūrākaunui (village)
- Nearest airport
- 41 km25 miDunedin Airport (DUD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Kaikai Beach1.0 km0.6 mi east away5.3 Fair
- Long Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away5.3 Fair
- Spit Beach2.7 km1.6 mi east away6.4 Good
- The Spit4.2 km2.6 mi south-east away6.4 Good
- Pūrākaunui Beach4.5 km2.8 mi north-west away5.3 Fair