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Waihi Beach

South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand

Waihi Beach 4 photos

  • Black sand in Waihi Beach Reserve 01

    Black sand in Waihi Beach Reserve 01. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Black sand in Waihi Beach Reserve 07

    Black sand in Waihi Beach Reserve 07. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Waihi Beach Reserve 24

    Waihi Beach Reserve 24. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Waihi Beach Reserve 03

    Waihi Beach Reserve 03. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:50 pm
7 am
4.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
128 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:50 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am2113
4.5Fair8 am2213
5.2Fair9 am2213
6.1Good10 am1610
6.5Good11 am85
6.5Good12 pm117
6.4Good1 pm149
6.4Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm128
6.7Good4 pm117
6.8GoodNow128
6.8Good6 pm127
6.6Good7 pm117
Sat
5.6Good7 am159
5.4Fair8 am148
5.5Good9 am149
3.7Poor10 am2415
3.3Poor11 am2717
2.9Poor12 pm3119
3.2Poor1 pm3321
3.3Poor2 pm3421
3.7Poor3 pm3622
3.9Poor4 pm3622
4.1Fair5 pm3522
4.4Fair6 pm3421
4.8Fair7 pm3019
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 9 am, 1.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.1 mHigh 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.1 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.

  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 16%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 71%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.1 km2.6 miHāwera (town)
Nearest airport
67 km42 miNew Plymouth Airport (NPL)

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

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