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Buffalo Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

Buffalo Beach 4 photos

  • Palm tree at Buffalo Beach, Whitianga

    Palm tree at Buffalo Beach, Whitianga. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Buffalo Beach, Whitianga

    Buffalo Beach, Whitianga. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • NZ whitianga NI

    NZ whitianga NI. Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Pier at Ferry Landing, New Zealand

    Pier at Ferry Landing, New Zealand. Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
6 km/h4 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
16°C61°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am74
7.4Great8 am63
7.4Great9 am32
7.9Great10 am21
8.1Great11 am96
8.2Great12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm127
8.4Great2 pm117
8.4Great3 pm127
8.3Great4 pm128
8.2Great5 pm127
7.9Great6 pm106
7.7GreatNow64
Sat
5.0Fair7 am53
7.1Great8 am32
7.6Great9 am53
7.9Great10 am106
6.3Good11 am128
6.5Good12 pm148
7.3Great1 pm159
6.9Good2 pm159
7.3Great3 pm138
7.6Great4 pm117
8.6Excellent5 pm117
8.3Great6 pm148
7.9Great7 pm149
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, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 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

  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 570 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables170 m540 ft away
  • Playground420 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
990 m0.6 miIntercity bus stop
Nearest town
830 m0.5 miWhitianga (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)

Nearby places

  • HulaFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi
  • Stoked Restaurant and BarFood and drink
    720 m0.4 mi
  • Buffalo Beach ClubFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi
  • Whitianga Takeaways and Fresh FishFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • Slice Slice BabyPizza
    750 m0.5 mi

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.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 95%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 41%