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Ngamotu Beach

New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand

Ngamotu Beach 2 photos

  • Coscinasterias muricata 264754620

    Coscinasterias muricata 264754620. Emily Roberts, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Ovalipes catharus carapace and legs

    Ovalipes catharus carapace and legs. catchwords, CC BY 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:51 pm
7 am
5.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
19 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
10 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:51 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am117
4.9Fair8 am138
5.9Good9 am128
4.4Fair10 am117
4.6Fair11 am117
6.3Good12 pm117
6.1Good1 pm117
6.7Good2 pm117
7.1Great3 pm96
7.2Great4 pm85
7.2Great5 pm74
6.7Good6 pm63
6.5Good7 pm42
Sat
5.0Fair7 am11
4.9Fair8 am21
4.4Fair9 am74
3.7Poor10 am1510
3.8Poor11 am1710
3.7Poor12 pm1811
3.7Poor1 pm1811
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.1Fair3 pm1911
5.2Fair4 pm1912
5.1Fair5 pm2012
5.3Fair6 pm1912
5.0Fair7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.2 m. High at 9 am, 1.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 mLow 2 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 2 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.2 m4 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 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 39%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms110 m360 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m340 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables70 m210 ft away
  • Playground140 m470 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
310 m0.2 miBreakwater Road (near 34)
Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miNew Plymouth (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miNew Plymouth Airport (NPL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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