Check the Beach

Boulder Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 7:41 pm
7 am
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:41 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am138
7.4Great8 am106
7.4Great9 am64
7.5Great10 am00
7.5Great11 am95
7.2Great12 pm159
7.2Great1 pm149
7.4Great2 pm138
7.4Great3 pm138
7.4Great4 pm138
7.4Great5 pm138
7.4Great6 pm127
7.5Great7 pm127
Sat
5.0Fair7 am53
5.2Fair8 am42
7.2Great9 am85
6.1Good10 am149
5.2Fair11 am1710
5.5Good12 pm1912
6.4Good1 pm2113
6.5Good2 pm2113
6.8Good3 pm2012
6.9Good4 pm2012
7.2Great5 pm2012
7.6Great6 pm1710
7.6Great7 pm1711
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.6 m. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miKūaotunu (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 95%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 41%